United States Colored Troops

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The United States Colored Troops were regiments of African American (and some Native American) soldiers who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, playing a crucial role in its military and moral victory over the Confederacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army formation ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs USCT ⓘ
authorizedBy Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
United States War Department ⓘ
casualties tens of thousands killed, wounded, or died of disease ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
composedOf African American soldiers ⓘ
Native American soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbanded shortly after the end of the American Civil War ⓘ
endTime 1865 ⓘ
enlistedRankComposition predominantly Black soldiers ⓘ
garrisonedIn Southern states during Reconstruction era ⓘ
inception May 22, 1863 ⓘ
includes artillery regiments ⓘ
cavalry regiments ⓘ
infantry regiments ⓘ
legacy precursor to later African American military units ⓘ
symbol of Black military service in the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ
Militia Act of 1862 ⓘ
notableEngagement Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Fort Wagner ⓘ
Battle of Nashville ⓘ
Battle of the Crater ⓘ
Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
numberOfRegiments over 160 ⓘ
numberOfSoldiers approximately 180000 ⓘ
officerComposition predominantly white officers ⓘ
opposedTo Confederate States Army ⓘ
partOf Union Army ⓘ
payInequality initially paid less than white Union soldiers ⓘ
payReform eventually received equal pay after protests and legislation ⓘ
recruitmentArea Northern states ⓘ
border states ⓘ
occupied Confederate territories ⓘ
role combat operations ⓘ
garrison duty ⓘ
labor and engineering work ⓘ
occupation duty in the South ⓘ
side Union ⓘ
significance advanced African American claims to citizenship ⓘ
contributed to Union military victory ⓘ
strengthened moral case against slavery ⓘ
startTime 1863 ⓘ

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Union Army → includes → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
James Chaplin Beecher → militaryUnitCommanded → 35th United States Colored Troops ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Army of the James → includedUnitType → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Battle of the Crater → notableUnit → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Thomas Wentworth Higginson → commanded → First South Carolina Volunteers, later 33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Civil War in Florida → hasParticipant → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → partOf → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → category → Union Army African American units ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Federal Army → hasPart → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Northern Army → includedBranch → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
J. R. Clifford → militaryBranch → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
African American Civil War Memorial → honors → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops → mainSubject → 35th United States Colored Troops ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops → relatedTo → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Battle of Olustee → UnionUnitsInvolved → United States Colored Troops regiments ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Battle of Olustee → UnionUnitsInvolved → 8th United States Colored Infantry ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Union forces in the American Civil War → hasPart → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Nashville National Cemetery → hasGravesOf → United States Colored Troops soldiers ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Fort Pillow Massacre → combatant → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Fort Pillow Massacre → relatedTo → United States Colored Troops in the American Civil War ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Battle of Milliken’s Bend → defendedBy → African American Union regiments ⓘ
linked to: United States Colored Troops
Battle of Milliken’s Bend → involves → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Battle of New Market Heights → involvedUnit → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment → partOf → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Lay This Laurel → depicts → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Combahee River → associatedWith → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
subject linked to: Combahee River, South Carolina
Crater → notableUnit → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment → partOf → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Battle of Fort Blakeley → involves → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
John Robert Clifford → militaryBranch → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
subject linked to: John
Joshua Dunbar → associatedWith → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
John Robert Clifford → militaryBranch → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Camp Nelson National Monument → topic → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Nelson Davis → servedIn → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Army Life in a Black Regiment → depicts → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union) → relatedTo → United States Colored Troops ⓘ