Thursday, December 8, 2016

Newspaper Article Listing Black Union Soldiers Found in Freedmen's Bureau Papers

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In July 1867, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedman and Abandoned Lands also known as the Freedmen's Bureau, served communities i...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

1st Sgt. Octavius McFarland - A Studious Man and Faithful Soldier

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Photo Image:  Collection of the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum Civil War Service Record:   Carded Records Showing Military S...
Sunday, July 19, 2015

Rare Photo of Arkansas Black Soldier Located in Civil War Pension File

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Image of Aaron Brooks, Corporal, 54th US Colored Infantry A research trip to the National Archives has uncovered the image of a long ...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The Mystery of J.R. Kealoha - Soldier of the United States Colored Troops

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Image of Headstone for J.R. Kealoha Recently I saw a video from Hawaii about a Civil War soldier receiving a headstone. The remarkabl...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

USCTs Buried in Mass Grave to Be Honored at Jefferson Barracks

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  After decades spanning over a century, 173 men who escaped slavery, fought for their freedom, and won, only to succumb to disease wil...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Remember Poison Springs

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Image Source 150 years ago today the 1st Kansas Colored which was re-designated as the 79th US Colored Infantry was engaged in bat...
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Saturday, April 12, 2014

From Ft. Pillow to Poison Springs - They Were Given No Quarter, but They Died As Men

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Massacre of Black Soldiers at Ft. Pillow The enemy vowed to give no Negro any quarter. In the midst of the Civil War that meant that t...
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