colored troops
Non-white military units
Colored troops is a historical term for Black soldiers, used primarily during the American Civil War and its aftermath.
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments of African American soldiers who fought for the Union Army.
My great-great-grandfather served with the colored troops at Petersburg.
The term reflects 19th-century racial vocabulary and appears mainly in historical contexts today.
- segregationForced separation by group
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- Union ArmyNorthern military in 1860s
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
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- Military Diversityblack soldiers, minority recruitment, minority representation, ethnic diversity, diversity goals
- Union soldiersUnion infantry, enlisted men, volunteers, privates, sergeants