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U.S. Colored Troops

Some 180,000 African Americans -- both free and formerly enslaved -- served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. Stewar… read more

Some 180,000 African Americans -- both free and formerly enslaved -- served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. Steward Henderson told the story of these men who by the end of the war would ultimately make up 10 percent of the Union Army. Mr. Henderson is a park ranger and historian at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park as well as a living historian with two different colored troop regiments. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog. close

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Program ID:
510280-6
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
First Aired:
May 22, 2021 | 6:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Jun 11, 2021 | 9:26am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • May 22, 2021 | 6:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 23, 2021 | 4:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 30, 2021 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 10, 2021 | 11:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 11, 2021 | 4:15am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 11, 2021 | 9:26am EDT | C-SPAN 3