Category: USCT
The Families of U.S. Colored Troops: Rogue Historian Interviews Dr. Holly Pinheiro
The Rogue Historian, Keith Harris, has an interesting interview with Dr. Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr. on his upcoming book focusing on the families of United…
Connecticut Creates Database of Its Black Civil War USCT Troops
The Connecticut State Library has digitalized its records of Black men from the state who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil…
Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America by Douglas R Egerton
Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America by Douglas R Egerton published by Basic Books (2016) 450pp. $32.00 Hardcover $20.99…
Did You Learn About the Role of Black Troops in Liberating the South?
No period in United States history echoes as truly today as the Reconstruction Era. While many see contemporary parallels in the Civil War, let’s face…
When “The Arrival of Negro Troops” Signaled the End of the Confederacy in the Spring of 1865
Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army on April 9, 1865. In April and May of 1865 the remaining Confederate forces surrendered to Union armies….
“It is the aim…to make colored troops equal” Black Troops in Tennessee March 1864
In 1863 the Union Army began to actively recruit African American men for the United States Colored Troops (USCT). While enlisted men in these regiments…
The 26th United States Colored Troops-A Black Regiment from New York
Today I am starting a new feature, brief looks at African American regiments that served in the Civil War and Reconstruction. Nearly 180,000 African Americans…
In 1863 When a Black Man Refused to be Whipped Was He a Murderer if He Killed His Enslaver?
Here is an incident that I read about recently set during the early period of Reconstruction while the Civil War was still raging. I found…
For Their Own Cause: The 27th United States Colored Troops by Kelly Mezurek
For Their Own Cause: The 27th United States Colored Troops by Kelly Mezurek published by Kent State University Press (2016). $37.95 Hardcover, $18.49 Kindle For Their…
Monument to United States Colored Troops Erected in Ohio
The number of monuments dedicated to United States Colored Troops (USCT) grew by one this week when a new monument was erected in Ferncliff Cemetery…