*The birth of Scipio Jones on August 28, 1863 is celebrated on this date. He was an African American attorney and activist at the end of the nineteenth century and during the first decades of the twentieth century.
learn more*The 14th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment was formed on this date in 1863. They were a Black artillery regiment that served in the Union Army through the U.S. Department of War’s Bureau of Colored Troops during the American Civil War. The 14th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored) was organized in Providence, Rhode Island, and mustered for […]
learn more*On this date in 1863, the 8th United States Colored Infantry was formed. This infantry regiment was composed of Black enlisted men that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops. The 8th U.S. Colored Infantry was organized […]
learn more*On this date in 1863, the 7th Regiment Colored Infantry of the Union Army began American Civil War service.
learn more*On this date, in 1863, the 7th United States Colored Infantry was formed. This an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers. It was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops, which the United States War […]
learn moreCornelius Fitzgerald, an African American lawyer, was born on this date in 1863.
learn more*Aaron Mossell II was born on this date in 1863. He was a Black lawyer and activist. Aaron Albert Mossell II was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the youngest of six children. His parents had moved with their first three children from Maryland to Hamilton in the 1850s to escape American racism. His father, Aaron Albert […]
learn more*On this date in 1863, the 9th United States Colored Infantry was created. This infantry regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of Black enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops. The 9th U.S. Colored Infantry was organized at Camp […]
learn more*On December 7–14, 1863, the 62nd Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops was organized. They were a Black infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was re-designated from the First Missouri Regiment of Colored Infantry. The Regiment was organized at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri, December 7–14, 1863, attached to the District of St. Louis, Mo., to January 1864. The designation changed to 62nd Regiment United […]
learn more*On this date in 1863, the 28th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, was formed. Also called the 28th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (Colored) was a Black combat unit from Indiana that fought in the American Civil War. The United States Department of War authorized Indiana to raise one regiment of infantry composed of Blacks on November 30, 1863. On December 3, the state’s […]
learn more*On this date in 1864, The 25th United States Colored Infantry was formed. This infantry regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops. The 25th U.S. Colored Infantry was organized at […]
learn more*John Hanks Alexander was born on this date in 1864. He was a 19th century African American military officer. Alexander was born in Helena, Arkansas, the fourth of seven children born to former slaves James Milo Alexander and Fannie Miller Alexander. James Alexander was a barber and dry goods salesman in Helena and acquired property there. He later became the first […]
learn more*On this date in 1864, The 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry was formed. This was a cavalry regiment from Massachusetts that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was organized at Camp Meigs, Readville. From May 12, 1864, it served dismounted and equipped as infantry until the end of […]
learn more*The 26th United States Colored Infantry was created on this date in 1864. Also called the 26th New York Infantry, it was a Black infantry regiment, one of three colored troop units from the state of New York, that fought in the American Civil War. The unit was organized on Riker’s Island by the Union League […]
learn more*The 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry Regiment was organized on this date in 1864. This infantry regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry Regiment was organized at Fair Haven, Connecticut, and mustered under the command of Colonel William B. Wooster. Over 1,200 volunteers were recruited, exceeding the […]
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