13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment

13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment June 23, 1864 – November 18, 1865 United States Union Union ArmyUnited States Colored Troops Artillery Garrison Duty None thumb|Map of Camp Nelson, where the regiment was mustered into service The 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, also known as the 13th US Colored Heavy Artillery, was an artillery regiment that was a part of the United States Colored Troops that served in the American Civil War.Union - U.S. Colored Troops Artillery https://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uscolarty.htm#13thhvy 2026-05-16 www.civilwararchive.com Organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, it became one of the largest units that were formed at Camp Nelson.United States Colored Troops - Camp Nelson National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/cane/united-states-colored-troops.htm 2026-05-16 www.nps.gov en Service The regiment was organized at Camp Nelson, on June 23, 1864. It became one of the largest units that were formed at Camp Nelson. The regiment conducted primarily garrison duty at Camp Nelson, Smithland, Lexington and other locations in Kentucky until November 1865.Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm 2026-05-16 www.nps.gov en The regiment was mustered out of service on November 18, 1865.13th Heavy Artillery, US Colored Troops https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/civil-war-colored-troops/artillery/13th-heavy-artillery-us-colored-troops 2026-05-16 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center en Commanders Colonel Jacob T. FosterUnits Raised at Camp Nelson - Camp Nelson National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/cane/learn/historyculture/units-raised-at-camp-nelson.htm 2026-05-23 www.nps.gov en Lieutenant Colonel George Parker (Promoted to Brevet Colonel on March 13, 1865) See also List of United States Colored Troops units in the American Civil War References Category:United States Colored Troops Civil War units and formations Category:1865 establishments in Kentucky Category:1865 disestablishments in Kentucky Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Kentucky Category:Artillery regiments of the United States Army