Today’s Document from the National Archives- Creation of the U.S. Colored Troops May 22, 2012The War Department issued General Order 143 on May 22, 1863, creating the United States Colored Troops. By the end of the Civil War, roughly 179,000 black men (10 percent of the Union Army) served as soldiers in the U.S. Army, and another 19,000 served in the Navy. Read more at Our Documents...
- Creation of the U.S. Colored Troops May 22, 2012
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- This Day in History, from Infoplease
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Mr. D’s History Bookshelf # 5: Rabble Rousers: 20 Women who Made a Difference
“In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited … Continue reading →
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