![]() ![]() The First South Carolina Infantry (African Descent) was not officially organized until January 1863 however, three companies of the regiment were on coastal expeditions as early as November 1862. These units later became the First, Second, and Third Infantry, Corps d'Afrique, and then the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth United States Colored Infantry (USCI). In the fall of 1862 there were at least three Union regiments of African Americans raised in New Orleans, Louisiana: the First, Second, and Third Louisiana Native Guard. The Civil War was no exception-official sanction was the difficulty. Since the time of the American Revolution, African Americans have volunteered to serve their country in time of war. They are little used, and their content is largely undiscovered. This major collection of records rests in the stacks of the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA). The compiled military service records of the men who served with the United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War number approximately 185,000, including the officers who were not African American. Black Soldiers in the Civil War Preserving the Legacy of the United States Colored Troops By Budge Weidman ![]()
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