Success against the rebels’ fortress, which had never been touched in four years of war, would be a knife ... of what were then called the United States Colored Troops (USCT).

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Army History No. 92, Summer 2014 THE Last Civil War Volunteers: The 125th... THE Last Civil War Volunteers: The 125th U.S. Colored Infantry ... Returns ...

A groundbreaking tribute celebrating the sacrifice of 70 Black Union soldiers will soon grace the heart of Downtown Rocky ...

Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently ... who escaped slavery to join the United States Colored Troops in 1863. This Veteran’s Day, he’ll be honored for the first time ever ...

A monument honoring 70 Black Union soldiers who fought for the U.S. in the Civil War will be unveiled in downtown Rocky Mount ...

The project includes community events and collaborations with the goal of exploring the story of the United States Colored Troops and life for African Americans during and after the Civil War and ...

On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States -- an event ... South Carolina. Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following ...

Through her vision and personal investment, Sims created Resurrection of Valor, a monument that honors the United States Colored Troops (USCT) who fought for the Union during the Civil War.

They would be welcomed, the Proclamation declared, "into the armed service of the United States to garrison ... Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle.

The once enslaved man who had run away to fight in the Civil War in the U.S. Colored Troops and earn ... and parents told of life as a Black American under Jim Crow [laws that enforced racial ...