The Donald L. Logan Civil War Memorial Page – People – Civil War Era Military Units

The United States Colored Troops (1863-1865)
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) was the designation given to the approximately 175 regiments of non-white soldiers that served...
July 22nd, 2017

USA / Corps d’Afrique 1st Louisiana Native Guard (1862-1863)
The 1st Louisiana Native Guard (USA) was one of the first all-black regiments to fight in the Union Army during...
June 23rd, 2011

CSA 1st Louisiana Native Guard (1861-1862)
The 1st Louisiana Native Guard was the first official black regiment in the Confederate Army. The Guard was formed when...
June 23rd, 2011

First Kansas Colored Infantry (1862-1865)
The First Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment was established through the efforts of James H. Lane, the U.S. Senator from Kansas...
March 28th, 2011

First Indian Home Guard Regiment (1862-1865)
The First Indian Home Guard Regiment was a tri-racial Union regiment first organized in Kansas in May 1862. The regiment...
January 30th, 2007