Thornton Chase
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Thornton Chase was a distinguished officer of the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War, and the first western convert to the Baháʼí Faith.
Thornton Chase, c. 1900
Names from the plaque on the African American Civil War Memorial of the 26th Regiment, USCI, James B. Chase on 13th line near left
Names from the plaque on the African American Civil War Memorial of the 104th Regiment, USCI, James B. Chase on 10th line near left
Thornton Chase (seated, second from right) among Baháʼís in Egypt.
United States Colored Troops
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United States Colored Troops were Union Army regiments during the American Civil War that primarily comprised African Americans, with soldiers from other ethnic groups also serving in USCT units. Esta
Thornton Chase
…Thornton Chase (February 22, 1847 – September 30, 1912) was a distinguished officer of the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War, and the first western convert to the Baháʼí Faith. Chase was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to parents of English…
Come and Join Us Brothers, by the Supervisory Committee For Recruiting Colored Regiments
Three quarter portrait, young Civil War soldier in kepi. Cased tintype, ninth plate
US Colored Troops medal 1865 Smithsonian Museum of American History 2012 05 15
Francis Jackson Meriam