12th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment

12th Regiment Heavy Artillery U.S. Colored Troops File:Kennedy, William - Age 18, Year- 1864 - 12th US Colored Heavy Artillery - United States Colored Troops- Artillery Organizations - DPLA - 81aae1d515ce1492a04455df0ddffdd7 (page 22).jpg 1864 enlistment by 18yo William Kennedy July 15, 1864 - April 24, 1866 United States Union Army Artillery Regiment United States Colored Troops American Civil War The 12th Regiment Heavy Artillery U.S. Colored Troops was formed at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.http://www.campnelson.org/PDF/Cnregts.pdf Regiments, Detachments, and Companies Stationed at Camp Nelson Camp Nelson Civil War site 2013-04-21 2012-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20121030133324/http://campnelson.org/PDF/Cnregts.pdf dead It was one of 175 regiments of African American men during the Civil War. Overview thumb|280px|right|Civil War battle map of Kentucky, published in Harper's Weekly October 19, 1861 During the Civil War, Kentucky, was the last state to accept African American men into their army. In February 1864 there were 400 men who wanted to enlist and Col. Andrew H. Clark began enlisted the men. By June of that year there were 1,500 enlisted colored soldiers. June 13, 1864, restrictions were lifted requiring men to be free or have their owner's written permission to engage in the war; From that point forward anyone that enlisted was emancipated.http://www.civilwar.com/slavery/history-of-slavery/150144-emancipation-center-for-kentucky-camp-nelson.html Emancipation Center for Kentucky Camp Nelson civilwar.com 2013-04-21 The 12th Regiment Heavy Artillery U.S. Colored Troops was organized on July 15, 1864, at Camp Nelson. Until January 1865 it was attached to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio. It was then attached to the Military District of Kentucky and Dept. of Kentucky, to April, 1866. The regiment was responsible for garrison duty at Bowling Green, Camp Nelson and other points until April, 1866. It mustered out April 24, 1866.https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units.htm 12th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery National Park Service: The Civil War April 21, 2013 It was the largest regiment that was organized at Camp Nelson. From June 1864 through April 1865 there were a total of 1,418 men enlisted. In one day there were 322 men who enlisted.Richard D. Sears Camp Nelson, Kentucky: a Civil War history https://books.google.com/books?id=AGRjpiR3630C 21 April 2013 2002 University Press of Kentucky 978-0-8131-2879-5 xxxix Camp Nelson became the third largest recruiting and training center for African American men: More than 10,000 African American men were recruited at Camp Nelson. Camp Nelson: 12th United States Colored Heavy Artillery http://www.12thuscha.com/coloredtroops.htm 2013-04-21 12thuscha.com Information about the regiment has been published in Peter Bruner's A Slave's Adventures Toward Freedom and the memoir of Elijah P. Marrs, a sergeant in company L.https://books.google.com/books?id=AGRjpiR3630C&pg=PA104 Camp Nelson, Kentucky: a Civil War history Richard D. Sears 2002 x, 13–14, 104, 114 081312879X 2013-04-21 Hasan Davis' Angus Augustus Burleigh: The Long Climb to Freedom (1997) is a stage performance about A. A. Burleigh's life, a sergeant in company G.May 17, 2023 Burleigh, Angus A. https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/374 2025-06-08 Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (NKAA)1997-04-16 Drama teacher to play actor for state Chautauqua shows https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-drama-teacher-to/174137272/ 2025-06-09 Lexington Herald-Leader 48 Newspapers.comRinaldi Ray Mark 2013-01-31 Theater: Dramatic one-man touring theater show by Hasan Davis brings slave history to life https://www.denverpost.com/2013/01/31/theater-dramatic-one-man-touring-theater-show-by-hasan-davis-brings-slave-history-to-life/ 2025-06-09 The Denver Post en-US See also American Civil War List of United States Colored Troops Civil War Units References External links Reactivated 12th United States Colored Heavy Artillery, Camp Nelson, Kentucky H 012 Category:1864 establishments in Kentucky Category:Artillery units and formations of the American Civil War Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1866 Category:Field artillery regiments of the United States Army Category:Artillery regiments of the United States Army