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===Civil War (1861-1865)=== | ===Civil War (1861-1865)=== | ||
*[[United States Colored Troops in the Civil War| | *[[United States Colored Troops in the Civil War|''United States Colored Troops in the Civil War]] - records and information'' | ||
[[Image:{{SMCF}}]] The history of African Americans in the U.S. Civil War is marked by 180,000 African Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Army ('''United States Colored Troops''') during the Civil War, and '''many more African Americans served in the Union Navy.''' Both free African Americans and enslaved runaways joined the fight. Substantially smaller numbers of Blacks are recorded to have served on the Confederate side including two units formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1865; however, records are scarce, and an exact number is not known. | [[Image:{{SMCF}}]] The history of African Americans in the U.S. Civil War is marked by 180,000 African Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Army ('''United States Colored Troops''') during the Civil War, and '''many more African Americans served in the Union Navy.''' Both free African Americans and enslaved runaways joined the fight. Substantially smaller numbers of Blacks are recorded to have served on the Confederate side including two units formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1865; however, records are scarce, and an exact number is not known. | ||