113th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
MILITARY UNIT
6th Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (African Descent); 113th United States Colored Infantry; 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Colored); 113th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops; 113th Regiment United States Colored Infantry
The 113th United States Colored Infantry (formerly the 6th Arkansas 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.