This data covers those Afro-Americans serving with the Union Army , with the surname BOTTOM or BOTTOMS, during the Civil War. The troops were part of units called: United States Colored (unit name). e.g United States Colored Infantry Regiment, or Heavy Artillery Regiment. Bottom, Alexander 116th Reg Inf CO B,Camp Nelson,KY ? Bottom, Henry 28thRegInf,CO G, Indianapolis IN private/corporal Bottom, James 120thReg Inf CO ?,Henderson, KY private Bottom, Moses 119th Reg Inf CO C, Camp Nelson KY private Bottom, Thomas 12th Reg Heavy Artillery, CO D,Camp Nelson KYprivate Bottom, William 114th Reg Inf Co G, ? private Bottoms, Alexander (same as Bottom file, may be same person) private Bottoms, Charles 125th Inf CO ?, Louisville, KY private Bottoms, Charles 5th Reg Cal, Co G, Camp Nelson KY corporal/private Bottoms, George 125th Reg Inf, CO B, Louisville KY private Bottoms, Henry 116th Reg Inf, CO B, Camp Nelson KY private Bottoms, James 125th Reg Inf CO A, Louisville KY private Bottoms, James 120th Reg Inf CO C Henderson KY (may be same as James Bottom)private The records are on NARA Film# M589 roll 9. Bill Bottoms email: bbottoms@shore.intercom.net Researching: Bottom, Bottoms, Casey, Danford, Hicks, Jordan, and Leaptrot.