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The Louisiana Native Guards - http://www2.netdoor.com/~jgh/
The history of this unusual unit is laid out here with photographs. These troops were the first black soldiers in the Union Army, but they were first organized as a Confederate unit. |
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Africans in America - The Civil War - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4narr5.html
Educational resource provided by PBS offers an overview of African-American history during the Civil War. Find biographies and primary sources. |
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54th. Mass. Volunteer Infantry, Co. I - http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/54ma.html
Reenactors portray the experience of the African American soldier in the American Civil War in South Carolina. |