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UNION AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE US. CIVIL WAR

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Colored_Troops_contrabands.jpgColored_Troops_contrabands.jpg
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Black slaves who fled to Union lines, or contrabands,.jpgBlack slaves who fled to Union lines, or contrabands,.jpg
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ImageJul 24, 2007
Slaves of the rebel General Thomas F. Drayton.jpgSlaves of the rebel General Thomas F. Drayton.jpg
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Colored_Troops_Wounded.jpgColored_Troops_Wounded.jpg
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29th_Colored_Connecticut.jpg29th_Colored_Connecticut.jpg
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African Americans during the 1800s.jpgAfrican Americans during the 1800s.jpg
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Union officers actively recruit African American soldiers.jpgUnion officers actively recruit African American soldiers.jpg
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Colored_Troops_arkansas_return.jpgColored_Troops_arkansas_return.jpg
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Bomb-proof_colored_troops.jpgBomb-proof_colored_troops.jpg
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Colored_Troops_Rifles.jpgColored_Troops_Rifles.jpg
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Colored_Teamsters.jpgColored_Teamsters.jpg
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honey_springs11.jpghoney_springs11.jpg
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A CO. 4TH USCT.jpgA CO. 4TH USCT.jpg
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ImageJun 10, 2007
Sketch of Gordon, An African American in a Union uniform.jpgSketch of Gordon, An African American in a Union uniform.jpg
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ImageJul 21, 2007
Sketch of scars on the back on Gordon, an African American who escaped to the Union Army.jpgSketch of scars on the back on Gordon, an African American who escaped to the Union Army.jpg
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honey springs.jpghoney springs.jpg
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BLUNT.jpgBLUNT.jpg
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GEN. SHERMAN & STAFF, ATLANTA.jpgGEN. SHERMAN & STAFF, ATLANTA.jpg
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FORT PILLOW.pngFORT PILLOW.png
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BUTLER MEDAL.gifBUTLER MEDAL.gif
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JamesG.Blunt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Medal
Confederate Section
Poplar Grove National Cemetery