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The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office donated cemetery markers at a Civil War memorial to honor Black soldiers that fought for the ...
Dr. E. Curtis Alexander has dedicated his life to preserving the history of the U.S. Colored Troops, whose contributions ...
The Talbot Historical Society, in partnership with the Talbot County Free Library, is proud to present the next installment ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -The United States Colored Troops played a role in the history of Fort Fisher from the Civil War to World War II. Many of the United States Colored Troops killed during the ...
Throwback Thursday brings us to the Civil War era when thousands of black soldiers first joined the United States Army.
As the nation begins to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, descendants of these brave soldiers need to make their voices heard — loud and clear. That’s why I wrote a book ...
After the Civil War, 18 veterans of the United States Colored Troops returned to Talbot County, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where their families had toiled for generations. But this time ...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Soldiers in the United States Colored Troops fought for their freedom in the American Civil War. 70 of them were born in Franklin County. A bronze and granite ...