In 1792, federal law barred African Americans from bearing arms in the U.S. Army, even though they had served in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Yet ...
Park Rangers Chris Bingham from Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park and Harry Caldwell from Booker T Washington ...
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The Franklin County NAACP has unveiled a monument honoring 70 African American men who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War, adding to the small but ...
In the early months of the Civil War, Republican Sen. Henry Wilson of Massachusetts proved invaluable to President Abraham Lincoln and the Union cause. As the Chairman of the Senate Military Affairs ...