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United States Colored Troops. United States Colored Troops (USCT) were Union Army regiments during the American Civil War that primarily comprised African Americans, with soldiers from other ethnic groups also serving in USCT units. Established in response to a demand for more units from Union Army commanders, USCT regiments, which numbered 175 ...
Sgt. Samuel Smith (3rd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment) with wife and daughters, c. 1863–65. African Americans, including former enslaved individuals, served in the American Civil War. The 186,097 black men who joined the Union Army included 7,122 officers and 178,975 enlisted soldiers. [1] Approximately 20,000 black sailors served in ...
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was the second African-American regiment, following the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized in the Northern states during the Civil War ...
333rd Field Artillery Battalion African-Americans captured during the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944. 12th Armored Division soldier with German prisoners of war, April 1945. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American pilots in United States military history; they flew with distinction during World War II.
The 54th 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.
The 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) was a Union Army regiment during the American Civil War, formed by General Rufus Saxton. It was composed of Gullah Geechee recruits and escaped slaves from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The 1st SC Volunteer Infantry black regiment was formed in 1862 and became the 33rd United ...
Battle of Fort Pillow. Coordinates: 35.6324°N 89.8487°W. Battle of Fort Pillow. Part of the American Civil War. Caption in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (New York), May 7, 1864, "The war in Tennessee: Confederate massacre of black Union troops after the surrender at Fort Pillow, April 12, 1864". Date.
More than 700 African-American soldiers served, including many men who had escaped slavery Photo by Potomac Sun Photography. The United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue is a memorial to the more than 700 African-American soldiers and sailors from St. Mary's County, Maryland who served in the Union forces during the American Civil War.