"The Book of First, Last, Etcetra"
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John Raymond Gourdin |
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The Book of First, Last, Etcetra; Black Soldiers during the Civil War Era, 1861-1867 - Since the time of the American Revolution, African Americans have volunteered to serve their country in time of war. The Civil War was no exception. During the early years of the War, official sanction was difficult for African American soldiers. Although some progress were made, by the fall of 1862 there were only seven Union regiments of African Americans raised under the Union flag, but by the end of the War 178,975 soldiers of African descent served in 166 combat units.
In all, black soldiers fought in 39 major engagements and 449 lesser ones. Seventeen received the Congressional Medal of Honor. As it was in other units, the death toll from disease was very high, and by the end of the War a total of 36,523 colored soldiers died from a variety of reasons. The final black unit, the 125th U.S. Colored Infantry regiment, was mustered out of Federal service in December 1867.
The Book of First, Last, Etcetera is cursory review of the vast studies of Black Soldiers in the Civil War resulting in citations of several dozen individuals, organizations, activities or events that are representative of the significant contributions made soldiers of African Descent during the American War of Reunification and Emancipation.
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