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The 13th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.
United States Colored Troops skirmishing in Dutch Gap, Virginia, 1864 Taylor, young drummer boy for 78th Colored Troops Infantry, in rags Taylor, young drummer boy for 78th Colored Troops Infantry, in uniform with drum Union soldier in uniform with family-recently Identified as Sgt Samuel Smith of the 119th USCT and family [1]
110th United States Colored Infantry Regiment; 111th United States Colored Infantry Regiment; 112th United States Colored Infantry Regiment; 113th United States Colored Infantry Regiment; 116th United States Colored Infantry Regiment; 125th US Colored Infantry Regiment (United States) 127th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
The Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments in Philadelphia opened the Free Military Academy for Applicants for the Command of Colored Troops at the end of 1863. [13] For a time, Black soldiers received less pay than their white counterparts, but they and their supporters lobbied and eventually gained equal pay. [ 14 ]
13th Regiment or 13th Infantry Regiment may refer to: 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment , a unit of the French Special Forces Somerset Light Infantry (13th Regiment of Foot), a unit of the British Army
On 27 February 1989, the 13th Infantry Regiment was transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and reorganized at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Currently, the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions of the 13th Infantry Regiment, as part of the 193d Infantry Brigade, conduct Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Southard was given an honorable discharge on August 11, 1864 [10] and was then transferred to Paducah, Kentucky to command Company "C", 119th US Colored Infantry Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops [11] and mustered in on February 28, 1865. He was later charged in July with "Behavior Unbecoming of an Officer"; reportedly he had been found with a ...
The 14th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.