United States Civil War Colored Troops Artillery Units

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 * Independent Battery, United States Colored Light Artillery Organized at Leavenworth, Kansas, December 23, 1864. Mustered out July 22, 1865.


 * 1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, February 20, 1864. Mustered out March 31, 1866.


 * 2nd Regiment, United States Colored Light Artillery


 * - Battery "A" Organized at Nashville, Tennessee, April 30, 1864. Mustered out January 13, 1866.
 * - Battery "B" Organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia, January 8, 1864. Mustered out March 17, 1866.
 * - Battery "C" Organized from 1st Louisiana Battery, African Descent. Designated Battery "A" March 11, 1864, and Battery "C" April 26, 1864.
 * Also known as Bancroft's (Edwin) Battery
 * Designated later Battery E
 * Mustered out December 28, 1865.
 * - Battery "D" Organized from 2nd Louisiana Battery, African Descent. Designated Battery "B" March 11, 1864, and Battery "D" April 26, 1864. Mustered out December 28, 1865.
 * -Battery "G Choate's (Francis C.) Battery originally 1st Battery United States Colored Artillery (Light) Later 2nd regiment United States Colored Artillery (Light), (Battery B)
 * - Batteries "E"- "I" Predecessor unit: *LOUISIANA VOLUNTEERS. 1st BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY (AFRICAN DESCENT). Organized at Hebron's Plantation, Mississippi, November 6, 1863.


 * 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated 2nd United States Colored Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 3rd Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864. Mustered out April 30, 1866.


 * 4th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as2nd Tennessee Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated 3rd Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 4th Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864. Mustered out February 25, 1866.


 * 5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Mississippi Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated 4th Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 5th Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864. Expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City November 23-December 4, 1864. Mustered out May 20, 1866.


 * 6th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 2nd Mississippi Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Designated 5th Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and 6th Heavy Artillery April 26, 1864. Mustered out May 18, 1866.


 * 7th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Alabama siege artillery African Descent. Designation changed to 6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, March 11, 1864. Changed to 7th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, April 26, 1864. Changed to 11th U.S. Colored Troops (new) Infantry, January 23, 1865.


 * MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEERS.


 * 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery (African Descent). Organized at Natchez, Mississippi, September 12, 1863. Designation changed to 5th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery March 11, 1864, and to 6th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, April 26, 1864.


 * 8th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Paducah, Kentucky, April 26, 1864. Mustered out February 10, 1866.


 * 9th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Clarksville and Nashville, Tennessee, October 8 to November 1, 1864. Broken up May 5, 1865.


 * 10th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Corps de Afrique Heavy Artillery. Designated 7th Regiment Heavy Artillery April 4, 1864, and 10th Regiment Heavy Artillery May 21, 1864. Mustered out February 22, 1867.


 * 11th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized as 1st Corps de Afrique Heavy Artillery. Designated 7th Regiment Heavy Artillery April 4, 1864, and 10th Regiment Heavy Artillery May 21, 1864. Mustered out February 22, 1867.


 * 12th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Camp Nelson,Kentucky, July 15, 1864. Mustered out April 24, 1866.


 * 13th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, June 23, 1864. Mustered out November 18, 1865.


 * 14th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery Organized at New Berne and Morehead City,North Carolina, from 1st North Carolina Colored Heavy Artillery March 17, 1864. Mustered out December 11, 1865.


 * Unassigned United States Colored Heavy Artillery "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.