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1st U.S. Colored Cavalry: Private Lives, Public Records

34th United States Colored Troops and 2nd South Carolina Volunteers

8th KY USCT Reg't

Pvt. NED Hopson, our patriarch, enlisted, served, discharged from Co D, 8th KY USCT Artillery Regiment H.

African American Civil War Soldiers - Zooniverse

Transcribe the military records of African American soldiers in the American Civil War. (The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.)

African American Warriors

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African Americans in the Military

African-American Civil War Memorial

Made possible by AT&T, the Web site provides information for anyone interested in freedom and historical truth or in the valor of the African-American soldiers who fought during the war. An interactive feature allows visitors to find information on the soldiers who served in the war and provides a resource that helps the descendants of these soldiers to keep this history alive. The Web site also features an online store which allows visitors to purchase souvenirs and show their support for the Foundation and it's programs.

America's Black Warriors: The History of Black Americans in the Military | Full Episode (YouTube)

Ancestry.com - Search Military Records

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com - U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 $

Original source: Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Black Soldiers Mattered

April 6, 1917, changed the lives of 21,609 young African American men from North Carolina. The participation of these Black North Carolinians in World War I has been mostly ignored. Black Soldiers Mattered addresses that void with this interactive site. Explore the journey of Black North Carolinians (BNC)—as units and individual soldiers—from induction to demobilization.

Civil War Slave Compensation Claims in Compiled Military Service Records of U.S. Colored Troops - St. Louis County Library

Index by St. Louis County Library Special Collections Department of 300 slave compensation claims from the records of soldiers in the U.S. Colored Troops.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS)

Online searchable database of over 5 million soldiers from 30 states and territories. Rosters, regiments, cemeteries, battles, prisoners, Medals of Honor.

Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865

From the St. Louis County Library. Information about this microfilm set which records the recruitment of 5,000+ African Americans who enlisted in Missouri Colored Volunteers during 1863-1865.

Documenting African Americans in the Records of Military Agencies

Article by Lisha Penn.

Eighth United States Colored Troops

FamilySearch Wiki - United States Colored Troops in the Civil War

Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry

Fold3 - Colored Troops

A compiled military service record consists of card abstracts of a soldier's service with information collected from original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, and inspection reports. Unique to the records of the USCT are deeds of manumission, oaths of allegiance, proof of ownership, certificates of monetary award, and bills of sale. Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Forgotten Patriots - African American Indian Patriots of the Revolutionary War: A Guide to Service, Sources and Studies

Digital download of DAR book that lists thousands of African American and Native American men who fought or otherwise provided service for Patriot side of American Revolutionary War.