Confederate Troops
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54th. Mass. Volunteer Infantry, Co. I
Reenactors portray the experience of the African American soldier in the American Civil War in South Carolina.
Africans in America - The Civil War
Educational resource provided by PBS offers an overview of African-American history during the Civil War. Find biographies and primary sources.
Black Dispatches: Black American Contributions to
The Central Intelligence Agency tells stories of critical information passed on to the Union Army by blacks in the area, both slave and free.
The Louisiana Native Guards
The history of this unusual unit is laid out here with photographs. These troops were the first black soldiers in the Union Army, but they were first organized as a Confederate unit.
United States Colored Troops in the Civil War
Extensive links pertaining to the history, units, governmental policy and the role of the African-American soldiers.