118th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Baltimore, Maryland, October 19, 1864. Moved to City Point, Virginia, October 26, 1864. Attached to Provisional Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps, Army of the James, to December, 1864. Mustered out February 6, 1866.

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.

118th U. S. Colored Infantry: Company A - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. Company B - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky., Company C - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. Company D - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. Company E - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. Company F - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. Company G - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. Company H - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. Company I - Many men mustered in from Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. Company K - Many men mustered in from Ellicott’s Mill, Baltimore County, Maryland.

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.83-92

National Archives

 * Approved Pension File for Corporal Silas Locket, Company D, 118th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-536536) NAID 71968152
 * Approved Pension File for Sergeant Jerry Demaree, Company K, 118th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-848715) NAID 81221515

Other Sources

 * St. Louis County Library Special Collections: Civil War Slave Compensation Claims: 18th U.S. Colored Infantry (USCT) NARA film 1822 Rolls 65-82 An Index of Claims by Slave Owner's Names. Purchased by the Julius K. Hunter and Friends African American Research Collection. The index is alphabetical by the name of the former slave owner, then by the owner's residence. An alphabetical list by the soldier's name and  available on the Special Collections'.
 * Mallory, Rudena K. Claims by Missourians for Compensation of Enlisted Slaves: Records of the U.S. District Court of Kansas available at St. Louis County Library
 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Union Volunteers in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


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