May 22nd, 1863, the War Department issued General Order 143, (GO 143) which changed the course of the Civil War, and the destiny of millions. This order established a bureau for the organization of “Colored Troops”, which would be in charge of recruitment and training...
Watch Night, December 31st, 1862. One hundred-fifty years ago, slaves, freemen, abolitionists and people in all walks of life, sat in churches, meeting houses and fields throughout the nation, watching and waiting for freedom's dawn. With the signing of...
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The United States Colored Troops Living History Association’s annual national meeting will be October 19-21 in Clarksville, TN at Riverview Inn, 50 College Street. Events include: The UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS...
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Commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War have begun. State and local Sesquicentennial commissions, federal agencies, and a myriad of historic groups will hold events. The...
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This weekend re-enactors from Boston to North Carolina are gathered at Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia Pa., telling the stories of the African American struggle participate in the war to end slavery. ...
This weekend, Civil War re-enactors are at Fort Harrison near Richmond Virginia,, commemorating the 145th Anniversary of the Battle of New Market Heights, also known as Chaffin's Farm, This battle has...
Memorial Weekend was the busiest one the 6th Regiment USCT has ever had. We participated in four commemorations, in Jamesburg, Lawrence, and Westampton New Jersey, and one in Dover Delaware. On...
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April 3,4, and 5. In conjunction with the commemoration of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday the 3rd Regiment U.S. Colored Troops is holding the “United States Colored Troops Weekend”, at Fort Mifflin,...
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