1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment - FactsKey facts about the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment (later the 79th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment), the first African-American regiment to be organized in a northern state, and the first black unit to see combat during the Civil War.
1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment - SummaryOrganized in 1862 as a state unit, the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment (later the 79th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment) was the first African-American regiment to be organized in a northern state and the first black unit to see combat during the Civil War.
54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment - FactsKey facts about the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment.
54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment - SummaryThe 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment was one of the first African-American units to serve in the Union's volunteer army during the American Civil War.