107th USCT Band

ID: 622
This file appears in: First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson

Kentucky eventually enlisted almost 24,000 African American soldiers. Included in that number was the 107th United States Colored Infantry. The band of the 107th is pictured here. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #2388 in Danville notes the African American community's contributions to the U.S. Army during the Civil War. In many instances, enslaved and free men of color who tried to join the…