Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky.

More than half of the soldiers were black. The superior Confederate force overwhelmed the fort's defenders; Union casualties were high. But after the Federals surrendered, Forrest's men shot and ...

A groundbreaking tribute celebrating the courage and sacrifice of 70 Black Union soldiers will soon grace the heart of downtown Rocky Mount, Virginia. The monument, slated for unveiling in late ...

In her eighties, she first learned about the US Colored Troops at a Civil War reenactment in Pulaski, where Black men dressed in Union uniforms portrayed the often-overlooked USCT soldiers.

Lincoln was fully aware of the irony, but he did not want to antagonize the slave states loyal to the Union by setting their slaves free. The proclamation allowed black soldiers to fight for the ...

(WANE) — Nearly 180,000 African American men fought for the Union in the Civil War ... is open now and spotlights the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln ...