12th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery

Heavy Artillery''

Brief History
Organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, July 15, 1864- July 15, 1865. Mustered out April 24, 1866.

Wikipedia Page: 12th Regiment Heavy Artillery U.S. 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.

12th U. S. Colored Artillery (Heavy): (pg.150) 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, Kentucky. Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Nielson, Glasgow, Barren 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, 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. Company L - Many men mustered in from Louisville, Jefferson County and Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky. Company M - Many men mustered in from Bowling Green, Warren 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.149-164

National Archives

 * Approved Pension File for Private William Burgin, Company I, 12th U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment (SC-834720) NAID 134744351

Other Sources

 * 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).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Union Volunteers in the Civil War describes many Union sources, specifically for the Union Volunteers, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * FamilySearch Wiki: Kentucky in the Civil War