Pinheiro, author of “The Families’ Civil War: Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice,” said the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, which opens this summer, will help widen who shares and provides history. US Army renames Fort Lee after 2 pioneering Black Army officers
Army base Fort Lee, which was renamed as Fort Gregg-Adams. Isaac Hart for fighting for them, for their freedom and for me to be able to be their father,” he told the gathering, according to an Arlington blog post.Īt the conclusion of the service, a Black park ranger briefly spoke with Bender.īender said she hopes the ceremony will prompt more African-American families to dig into the little-known stories of ancestors who fought for the Union unit.Ī history professor and a park ranger, both African-American, told CNN that while increased attention has been given in recent decades to the service of nearly 200,000 men in the USCT, there’s more to be done.Ī sign marks one of the entrances of the U.S. “I love my children with all my heart, and I personally owe a debt of gratitude to Maj. John Ulrick spoke of his five children, four of whom are Black. Unknown Civil War soldiers buried in new section at Arlington National CemeteryĪrmy Chaplain Capt. The 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, Caisson Platoon carry the remains of two unknown Civil War Union soldiers to their grave at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Thursday, September 6.
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