Category: USCT
Honey Springs Battlefield Visitor Center Grand Opening Today Nov. 5 in Oklahoma
Honey Springs was the largest Civil War battle fought in the State of Oklahoma and today its battlefield is getting a new visitor center. Today,…
56th USCT Honored in St. Louis for Service During Civil War and Reconstruction
Last Friday the SUV held a memorial ceremony in St. Louis honoring the men of the 56th United States Colored Troops (56th USCT). The 56th…
NY Times Obituary of an Enslaved North Carolinian Who Escaped Slavery Joined the Navy & and Went on to Success in Reconstruction
Over the last year the New York Times has been publishing obituaries of people who died a long time ago. These are men and women…
Podcast: Bryan Cheeseboro of National Archives Discuss Civil War Research and Educating the Public
Bryan Cheeseboro is an important person in the Civil War reenactment community, a historian of African American troops in the war, a historic site preservationist,…
Gallery of Photos of United States Colored Troops & Civil War Era African Americans On Display in Manhattan
The Kimmel Windows Gallery at New York University is opening a new exhibit; The Black Civil War Soldier on Oct. 13 and on view until…
Exhibit of Paintings of United States Colored Troops Opens in Lexington Park Md.
I received this press release of a new exhibit that people near Lexington Park, Maryland may want to visit. The U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Interpretive…
Barbara Gannon on Finding the “Lost Graves” of Black Soldiers Killed at the Battle of Olustee: Video
I was reading Kevin Levin’s Substack yesterday and he posted this talk by historian Barbara Gannon, which I had not seen before. Gannon teaches history…
Beaufort, South Carolina Grand Army Hall Restoration Completed
The Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Beaufort, South Carolina, was recently restored and was rededicated several weeks ago. The hall is located at…
The USCT After the War
July 18 was the Anniversary of the assault of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on Battery Wagner near Charleston. The assault was the most famous…
Camp Nelson National Monument Living History Weekend June 25-26, 2022
This weekend the Camp Nelson National Monument at 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, Kentucky will host two days of living history that will focus…
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