1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery

Brief History
The 1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, February 20, 1864 - November 12,1864. Its designation was changed to 10th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, May 21, 1864. The regiment mustered out March 31, 1866.

The 1st U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery web page has a brief regimental history and a roster of the men who served in this regiment. The roster is alphabetical and gives name, battery, rank in nd rank out.

Wikipedia page: 1st Louisiana Regiment Heavy Artillery (African Descent)

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.

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

Company L

Company M

National Archives Catalog

 * War Dept. Adjutant General's Office. Colored Troops Division. 5.22.1863-1888
 * Regimental and Company Books of the 1st U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment
 * Register of Colored Troops, 1869 - 1869
 * Record of Regiments, 1863 - 1865
 * List of Interments of Colored Troops During the Civil War, 1862? - 1865?
 * Register of U.S. Colored Troop Deaths During the Civil War, 1861 - 1865

Digitized Documents 
 * Approved Pension File for Amanda Cleag, Widow of Private Abram Cleag, Company I, 1st U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment (WC-686390) NAID 100892931
 * Disapproved Pension Application File for Private George Cleage, Company I, 1st United States Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment (SO-1147680) NAID 116739441

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.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 2 Sep 2011). Brief History, Field Officers and Captains