United States Colored Troops

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Union Army formation military organization

The United States Colored Troops were regiments of African American (and some Native American) soldiers who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, playing a crucial role in its military and moral victory over the Confederacy.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
United States Colored Troops canonical 11
35th United States Colored Troops 2
First South Carolina Volunteers, later 33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army formation ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs USCT ⓘ
authorizedBy Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
United States Department of War ⓘ
surface form: United States War Department
casualties tens of thousands killed, wounded, or died of disease ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
composedOf African American soldiers ⓘ
Native American soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbanded shortly after the end of the American Civil War ⓘ
endTime 1865 ⓘ
enlistedRankComposition predominantly Black soldiers ⓘ
garrisonedIn Southern states during Reconstruction era ⓘ
inception May 22, 1863 ⓘ
includes artillery regiments ⓘ
cavalry regiments ⓘ
infantry regiments ⓘ
legacy precursor to later African American military units ⓘ
symbol of Black military service in the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ
Militia Act of 1862 ⓘ
notableEngagement Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
Assault on Fort Wagner ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Fort Wagner

Battle of Nashville ⓘ
Battle of the Crater ⓘ
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
surface form: Petersburg Campaign
numberOfRegiments over 160 ⓘ
numberOfSoldiers approximately 180000 ⓘ
officerComposition predominantly white officers ⓘ
opposedTo Confederate States Army ⓘ
partOf Union Army ⓘ
payInequality initially paid less than white Union soldiers ⓘ
payReform eventually received equal pay after protests and legislation ⓘ
recruitmentArea Northern states ⓘ
border states ⓘ
occupied Confederate territories ⓘ
role combat operations ⓘ
garrison duty ⓘ
labor and engineering work ⓘ
occupation duty in the South ⓘ
side Union ⓘ
significance advanced African American claims to citizenship ⓘ
contributed to Union military victory ⓘ
strengthened moral case against slavery ⓘ
startTime 1863 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union Army → includes → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
James Chaplin Beecher → militaryUnitCommanded → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
this entity surface form: 35th United States Colored Troops
Army of the James → includedUnitType → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Battle of the Crater → notableUnit → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Thomas Wentworth Higginson → commanded → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
this entity surface form: First South Carolina Volunteers, later 33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment
Civil War in Florida → hasParticipant → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → partOf → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → category → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Army African American units
Federal Army → hasPart → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Northern Army → includedBranch → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
J. R. Clifford → militaryBranch → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
African American Civil War Memorial → honors → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops → mainSubject → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
this entity surface form: 35th United States Colored Troops
Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops → mainSubject → United States Colored Troops ⓘ
Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops → relatedTo → United States Colored Troops ⓘ