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On Watch at the African American Civil War Memorial
Marquett Milton, a Civil War reenactor, stands watch at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, DC. He is portraying a member of the United States Colored Troops, which was a part of th… more →
Jubilo! The Emancipation Century
Researching your Civil War Ancestors Genealogy Workshop
wrote 1 month ago: On April 13, 2013 at the auditorium of the State Archives/ State Library Building on 109 E. Jones st … more →
On Watch at the African American Civil War Memorial
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wrote 4 months ago: Marquett Milton, a Civil War reenactor, stands watch at the African American Civil War Memorial in W … more →
"These are the closing scenes of our revolution" at Fort No. 1 on West Baltimore Street
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wrote 4 months ago: Over a year ago, I organized and led a bike tour of Civil War history in West Baltimore for my work … more →
African American Soldiers on Guard for the Emanicpation Proclamation
wrote 4 months ago: In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the (final version) of the Emancipation Proclamation, a c … more →
Colored (African American) Soldier and Family in Civil War Era Photo Identified
wrote 4 months ago: Previously unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters Source … more →
Outgunned: African Americans' Separate and Unequal Experience with the Right to Bear Arms and Gun Control
wrote 4 months ago: African American Union Soldier with Pistol, circa Civil War era (1860s). It was very common for Civi … more →
Note about updates to the List of Monuments to United States Colored Troops
wrote 7 months ago: One of the most popular entries on this blog is the list of monuments to African American soldiers w … more →
New Book: "African American Faces of the Civil War: An Album"
wrote 8 months ago: Cover for the book African American Faces of the Civil War: An Album by Ronald Coddington. Book publ … more →
General Hunter cites the lack of a "fugitive master law"
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wrote 10 months ago: In early June 1862, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution asking for information regar … more →
The First Memorial Day
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wrote 1 year ago: The acrid smell of smoke of the last battles of the American Civil War was still lingering over many … more →
Trying to catch up!
wrote 1 year ago: Wow, I really have to do better with keeping up with posting my clips! But here are three articles I … more →
An Irish American View of the Colored Soldier
wrote 1 year ago: Union enlistment posters for Irish Americans in New York and coloreds in Pennsylvania Last year, I p … more →
Negro G. A. R. Veterans Parading, New York City, May 30, 1912
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wrote 1 year ago: Negro G.A.R. veterans parading, New York City, May 30, 1912 Source: Library of Congress; Reproductio … more →
John Trowbridge's Visit to the Desolate South (Post-War Atlanta)
wrote 1 year ago: This illustration shows a group of freedmen in Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1865, holding a “street … more →
Ground Breaking for US Colored Troop Memorial Monument, March 4, 2012, in Lexington Park, Maryland
wrote 1 year ago: The Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions is inviting one and all to the Ground Breaking … more →
Major Gilden...Mystery Solved?
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wrote 1 year ago: A few months ago I wrote about Major Gilden and how I had found an application for a soldier’s … more →
Scenes from the 2011 Gettysburg Remembrance Day Parade
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wrote 1 year ago: USCT Reenactors at the 2011 Gettysburg Remembrance Day Parade. Several of the female reenactors are … more →
USCT Flag - First Kansas Colored Infantry (USCT 79th Regiment Infantry)
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wrote 1 year ago: During the Civil War, many military units had their own regimental flags that they would carry into … more →
Monuments to the United States Colored Troops (USCT) [African American Civil War Soldiers]: The List
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wrote 1 year ago: A great way to celebrate Memorial Day is by visiting one of the dozen monuments that have been erect … more →
