African American Family

ID: 623
This file appears in: First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson

Wives and chidren often followed African American soldiers to their places of enlistment and training. 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…