United States Colored Troops
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title:
United States Colored Troops
text:
United States Colored Troops (USCT) were Union Army regiments during the American Civil War that primarily comprised African Americans, with soldiers from other ethnic groups also serving in USCT units. Established in response to a demand for more units from Union Army commanders, USCT regiments, which numbered 175 in total by the end of the war in 1865, constituted about one-tenth of the manpower of the army, according to historian Kelly Mezurek, author of For Their Own Cause: The 27th United S
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description:
American Civil War military unit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Colored_Troops
date created:
2003-08-17T06:45:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T08:02:52Z
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