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in 1869, the 4 black infantry regiments were consolidated into two (the 24th and 25th).
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and 4 regiments of black infantry (the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st), formed at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Fort Clark, Texas. When the Army pared back to 25 regiments of infantry
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After the Civil war, Congress reorganized the U.S. Army into 10 cavalry regiments and 45 infantry regiments. These included 2 regiments of black cavalry (the 9th and 10th) formed at Ft Leavenworth,
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Medal of Honor recipient William H. Carney
He was born into slavery in southern Virginia in 1840, but his father escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad, then earned enough money to buy the
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all aspects of the Union war effort as infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineers, though they were often used as rear action garrison troops. At 1% of the Northern population, they made up 25% of the Union Navy.
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converted into USCT regiments. Other minorities served in these regiments as well, including Native Americans and Asians, while white Union officers served as commanders. USCT regiments participated in
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In May 1863 the War Department established the Bureau of Colored Troops for the purpose of recruiting African-American soldiers. These became the United States Colored Troops (USCT) and existing volunteer units were
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