Several other Black soldiers were awarded the medal during or soon after the Civil War for valor ... actions and its outcome mostly match the record of the 54th’s assault on Wagner, including ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops ...

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the state holiday?

Later, guests visited the Locust Hill African Cemetery for a wreath presentation that acknowledged Black soldiers who died during Civil War action.

The city of Beaufort is developing six acres of prime property along Battery Creek into a park to honor the unsung story of a remarkable group of Civil War soldiers known as the 1st South Carolina ...

gravesite in Trenton where at least six or more Black Civil War soldiers received burial. Wind whipped around the small plot of green grass as we connected miniature U.S. flags to black metal posts.