African American

Codie Eash

“An American citizen of African descent” – Black men in the battle for Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg

Amid the intense fighting on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg, a Black man took up arms and joined US soldiers in combat.

Codie Eash

“A Severe Battle in Florida” - Pennsylvanians at the Battle of Olustee

The Battle of Olustee took place in Florida in February 1864. Soldiers from the Keystone State played a crucial role throughout the fight.

Rich Condon

William Scroggins - Barber in Allegheny City and veteran of the US Navy in the Civil War

Rich Condon recently stopped by the grave of an African American US Navy veteran in an abandoned cemetery near Pittsburgh.

Codie Eash

George Washington Williams and the National African American Civil War Memorial that wasn't built

More than 36,000 African American soldiers died during the Civil War, yet no national monument memorialized their sacrifice until 1998.