Primary records of the 105th. U.S. Colored Troops
History of this first black regiment to be mustered into the Army of the United States
Study of African Americans' impact on the war. Original letters, images, documents and articles regarding Black soldiers, including training manuals and other primary sources.
History of the Regiment and Links
Regimental histories and rosters for many units that served from North Carolina.
Union regimental histories from The Civil War Archive.
Saga of escaped slave, Sgt. Anderson Davis, and the soldiers who founded Lincoln Institute, later, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo.
Prematurely tested under fire, ex-slaves who made up the 101st Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry, proved to be men of courage. Additional links to Buffalo Soldiers.
Photographs and history of African-American Medal of Honor recipients.
The 62nd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry. Example of a broken gentlemen's agreement.
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