- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Black Soldiers
- Date of Original:
- 1864
- Subject:
- Soldiers--Georgia
African American soldiers--Georgia
African American men--Georgia
Men--Georgia
United States. Army--African American troops
Wagons--Georgia
Ladders
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
Vehicles, Military--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- illustrations (layout features)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The enrollment of Black soldiers began in occupied areas of northwestern Georgia between July and September 1864, when the 44th U.S. Colored Infantry was stationed in Rome, Georgia, for recruiting purposes.
Image of an illustration of African American men standing in a line during enlistment in the Union army during the Civil War. The men stand on an embankment; one man climbs a ladder leading to the top of the raised bank. A wooden wagon sits below them, and several men prepare to climb into the wagon.
The enrollment of black soldiers began in occupied areas of northwestern Georgia between July and September 1864, when the 44th U.S. Colored Infantry was stationed in Rome, Georgia, for recruiting purposes. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/black-troops-in-civil-war-georgia/m-1618/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of London Illustrated News
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/black-troops-civil-war-georgia
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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