116th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, June 6, to July 12, 1864. Attached to Military District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to September, 1864. Mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, January 17, 1867.

Wikipedia page: 116th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops

Online page: The Civil War in the East 116th United States Colored Troops

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

116th U. S. Colored Infantry:

Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

Company B - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County and Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County and Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County and Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County and London, Laurel County, Kentucky.

Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County and Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

Kentucky. Adjutant General, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. II, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866),Troop Appendix Pg.69-77

National Archives

 * Congressional Medal of Honor File of Captain Ira H. Evans, Company B, 116th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment. NAID 22740349
 * Congressional Medal of Honor File of 2nd Lieutenant Walter Thorn, Company G, 116th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment. NAID 27865118


 * Approved Pension File for Sergeant Elijah Alford, Company H, 116th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-490071) NAID 35810887

Other Sources

 * Balch, John A. History of the 116th Regiment U.S.C. Infantry: From Its Organization in the Early Part of Spring and Summer of 1864, to the Present Time, Giving a List of Names of All Officers and Enlisted Men Who Have Ever Belonged to the Regiment. 1866..


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 * Wikipedia- 116th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/116th_Regiment_Infantry_U.S._Colored_Troops


 * AfriGeneas Military Research Forum Archive: USCT Burials Shelby County, Ohio: http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-militaryarchive/index.cgi/md/read/id/2116/sbj/usct-burials-shelby-county-ohio/


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