For their own cause : the 27th United States Colored Troops

For their own cause : the 27th United States Colored Troops / Kelly D. Mezurek.

"The 27th United States Colored Troops (USCT), composed largely of free black Ohio men, served in the Union army from April 1864 to September 1865 in Virginia and North Carolina. It was the first time most members of the unit had traveled so far from home. The men faced daily battles against ra...

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Main Author:	Mezurek, Kelly D. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2016.
Series:	UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	United States. > Army. > Colored Infantry Regiment, 27th (1864-1865) 1800-1899 African American soldiers > History > 19th century. African American soldiers Military participation > African American Regimental histories United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories. Ohio > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American. Ohio United States History
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