Description: This photograph shows members of the 127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the first African American regiment recruited in Ohio during the Civil War. The regiment was formed in 1863, and was subsequently designated as the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Troops. The photograph was taken in Delaware, Ohio, on Sandusky Street near the Ft. Delaware Hotel. In May 1863, Massachusetts became the first state to organize a regiment of African Americans. Because Ohio did not then allow black men to join its regiments, many Ohioans enlisted in the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Regiments. In the summer of 1863, Ohio Governor David Tod authorized the recruitment of African Americans, and the 127th was formed in Delaware, Ohio, between August and November 1863 as an African American regiment organized under white officers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03355
Subjects: African American soldiers; Delaware County (Ohio); Civil War; 127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.); 5th Regiment United States Colored Troops
Places: Delaware (Ohio); Delaware County (Ohio);
 

Description: Stereograph image of the 27th United States Colored Troops, made up of African American soldiers from Ohio, camped outside of Petersburg, Virginia, ca. 1863-1865 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03374
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; African American soldiers; United States Colored Troops; Military life
Places: Petersburg (Virginia)
 

Description: Stereograph showing two African American soldiers with rifles drawn during the Civil War, 1861-1865. The caption on the back reads, "Colored Pickets on duty near Dutch Gap." This stereoview is No. 2553 of the "War Views" section of the series entitled "Photographic History-The War for the Union" published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, of New York. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5227_01_01
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; African American soldiers; United States Colored Troops; Military life
Places: Dutch Gap (Virginia)
 

Description: Stereoview of two African American soldiers seated in front of the bombproof quarters of Major Thomas J. Strong, 16th New York Heavy Artillery, at Dutch Gap, Virginia. This stereoview is No. 2551 of the "War Views" section of the series entitled "Photographic History-The War for the Union" published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, of New York. A caption on the back reads, "Bombproof Quarters of Maj. Strong, at Dutch Gap, 16th N. Y. Artillery." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5227_03_01
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; African American soldiers; United States Colored Troops; Military life
Places: Dutch Gap (Virginia)
 

Description: Stereoview of an African American cook in the Army of the Potomac, near City Point, Virginia. This stereoview is No. 2597 of the "War Views" section of the series entitled "Photographic History-The War for the Union" published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, of New York. A caption on the back reads, "Camp Cooking, Army of the Potomac, near City Point. Va." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5227_02_01
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; African American soldiers; United States Colored Troops; Military life
Places: City Point (Virginia)
 

Description: Stereoview of seven African American army teamsters in Cobb Hill, Virginia. This stereoview is No. 2594 of the "War Views" section of the series entitled "Photographic History-The War for the Union" published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, of New York. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5227_04_01
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; African American soldiers; United States Colored Troops; Military life
Places: Cobb Hill (Virginia)
 

Description: Illustration depicting the entrance of the 55th Massachusetts into Charleston, South Carolina. This regiment, along with the 54th Massachusetts, was one of the first African American Union regiments formed during the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_SC10
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; United States. Colored Troops; Civil War 1861-1865;
Places: Charleston (South Carolina)