During the Civil War, the Union established and maintained regiments of black soldiers. This became possible in 1862 through passage of the Confiscation Act (freeing the slaves of rebellious ...

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment — the Union's first African-American regiment of the Civil War — fell to Confederate troops at the battle at Fort Wagner, S.C. 150 years ago today.

African-American soldiers in the Civil War. April 7, 2013 at 1:00 a.m. ... Members of the 14th Regiment repelled Wheeler's cavalry charge at Dalton on Aug. 15, 1864, ...

In recognition of the 2011 African American/Black History Month theme, the Fort Lee Traveller offers a historic glimpse of the fight for equality during the Civil War.

William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

Casualties were extremely heavy. Out of an initial force of 1,300 men, African Americans suffered 455 casualties. High casualty rates were common for African American units -- usually for two reasons.

Spotlight on a letter from a young Union soldier interested in a commission with an African American regiment and a tintype of a young master and his slave, Silas Chandler, who fought together in ...

In the past five years, a lot has been written about the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, when the armies of the United States Federal Union and the Confederate States fought a long and bloody w… ...

Panelists talked about African American views of the Civil War, including those of emancipated slaves, the U.S. Colored Troops, and political leaders such as Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois.

African-American Civil War soldiers finally recognized at ... the names of 9,000 Civil War veterans who served with Cuyahoga County regiments or were from that same area are engraved in the marble ...

The Inland Empire Civil War Round Table will host two programs in February, a virtual program Feb. 19 on African American soldiers’ contributions in the Civil War, and an in-person presentation ...

Panelists talked about African American views of the Civil War, including those of emancipated slaves, the U.S. Colored Troops, and political leaders such as Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois.