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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.
This category relates to individual regiments, organizations, and batteries raised as part of the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War. For more information, see Military history of African Americans in the American Civil War .
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 ]
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]
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.
XIX Corps also gained measure of distinction for being the first Federal unit to use a large number of colored troops in action, particularly against Port Hudson, with Banks giving them due credit for their valiant contributions to the siege. MG Nathaniel P. Banks. Chief of Staff: BG George L. Andrews, BG Charles P. Stone
XIII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.It was first led by Ulysses S. Grant and later by John A. McClernand and Edward O.C. Ord.It served in the Western Theater of civil war, Trans-Mississippi Theater and along the Gulf of Mexico.
13th Indiana (3 companies) 9th Maine; 115th New York; Third Division BG Joseph R. Hawley. First Brigade Col James Shaw Jr. 7th U.S. Colored Troops; 9th U.S. Colored Troops; 41st U.S. Colored Troops (Company A) Second Brigade Col Ulysses Doubleday. 29th Connecticut; 8th U.S. Colored Troops; 45th U.S. Colored Troops (6 companies) Artillery Brigade