The 3rd United States Colored Cavalry was a regiment in the United States Army organized as one of the units of the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War. The regiment was origina
Sgt. Samuel Smith, African-American soldier with family
Control of the waterways allowed the Federals to easily move troops by boat. This photo shows steamboats tied up at Pittsburg Landing after the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862.
Civil War recruiting poster for black soldiers. Note that the officer is white.
Major Edwin Main
Benjamin Grierson
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Benjamin Henry Grierson was a music teacher from Illinois who, although afraid of horses, volunteered for service in the cavalry during the Civil War, commanding a cavalry division Army of the Tenness
3rd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment
…regiment continued to participate in raids, including the Yazoo City expedition in May. In December 1864, the unit took part in a successful raid led by Benjamin Grierson during which the Battle of Egypt Station and other actions were fought. The regiment operated near Memphis, Tennessee, until April 1865, after which…
Portrait of Grierson
Grierson's house in Jacksonville.
Union Cavalry Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson (seated with hand resting on chin) and staff
Colonel Grierson at Medicine Bluff Creek when establishing Fort Sill during the winter of 1868-1869.