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The battle cry for some black soldiers became "Remember Fort Pillow!" Company I of the 36th Colored Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, (USCT) Infantry. Six weeks later, Black troops won a notable victory in their first battle of the Overland Campaign in Virginia at the Battle of Wilson's Wharf, successfully defending
Record group: Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952 (National Archives Identifier: 494)Series: "Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War," by Alexander Gardner, compiled ca. 1861 - ca. 1865 (National Archives Identifier: 533274)
A quota of only 48 nurses was set for African-American women, and the women were segregated from white nurses and white soldiers for much of the war. Eventually more black nurses enlisted. They were assigned to care for black soldiers. Black nurses were integrated into everyday life with their white colleagues.
An African American Union soldier of the American Civil War, seated, in a studio portrait, circa 1863. Credit - Getty Images. O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day ...
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The Mississippi African-American Monument, a 9-foot tall, bronze sculpture that rests on a pedestal of African black granite, and features two Black Union soldiers, and a common field hand, as ...
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The U.S. Army has re-designated Virginia’s Fort A.P. Hill to Fort Walker — making it the first installation to be named solely after a woman. During a ceremony on Friday, officials renamed the ...