Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. There had been four years of terrible conflagration and the loss of thousands of lives. I have chosen to honor Black History Month by featuring two of ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Nearly 180,000 African American men fought for the Union in the Civil War. A new exhibit called “The United States Colored Troops” at the Rolland Center for Lincoln ...
Commissioned officers for the Colored Troops, however, were white volunteers ... Their units patrolled the South after the official end of the Civil War. These men fought in Virginia, Tennessee, South ...
1 Why is it important for older Americans to understand the contributions of the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War? A: It is important for all Americans to understand the ...