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Black Union Soldiers of N.C.

Record #:
5340
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Abstract:
During the Civil War many of the escaping slaves who reached the Union lines in Eastern North Carolina later joined the Union Army. In all 5,035 black soldiers from North Carolina made up four regiments. Two of these regiments, the 35th and 36th U.S. Colored Troops, were among the finest black regiments in the Union Army.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 7, Dec 1993, p28-31, il