When the Civil War began in 1861, black men couldn't serve in the U.S. Army In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation opened the door for African-American military recruitment At the end of the Civil ...

Pennsylvania will honor black Civil War ... to honor the sacrifice of the U.S. Colored Troops who fought in the Civil War. ... forefront of the civil rights movement as far as ...

A telegraphed dispatch via the Associated Press reports more U.S. army troops, backed by cavalry, are headed to Washington as Abraham Lincoln masses his forces. There are occasional sightings of ...

Referred to as the U.S. Colored Troops, as many as 200,000 were sent to fight in the Civil War. After the Emancipation Proclamation, 10,000 soldiers trained a stone's throw away from the museum ...

At the end of the Civil War, a grand review was held for the Union troops in Washington, DC. On May 23 and 24, 1865, 150,000 of the more than 2 million soldiers who fought in the war marched ...

movements in pennsylvania.; the reserve regiments-- effect of the repulse at manassas-- thousands ready to volunteer for the war-- force at camp curtin. share full article. july 26, 1861.

That American Revolution/Civil War link is particularly true in York County, which sits on the Mason-Dixon Line, close to military movements, supply lines and bloody battlefields.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – As Soldiers of California’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade trade places with their counterparts of Pennsylvania’s 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, troops ...

When the Civil War began in 1861, black men simply couldn’t serve in the U.S. Army. Abolitionists like Frederick Douglass called for the Army to recruit black soldiers, but federal officials at ...

Referred to as the U.S. Colored Troops, as many as 200,000 were sent to fight in the Civil War.After the Emancipation Proclamation, 10,000 soldiers trained a stone's throw away from the museum ...