The 27th United States Colored Troops
by
Kelly D. Mezurek
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
The 27th United States Colored Troops (USCT), composed largely of free black Ohio men, served in the Union army from April 1864 to September 1865 in Virginia and North Carolina. It was the first time most members of the unit had traveled so far from home. The men faced daily battles against racism...