they planned the raid of an enemy stronghold. In a war where “marked severities” were common enough among white units to warrant alater Senate investigation, the 25th kept their discipline. “In an instance of impressive restraint, these African American soldiers refused to massacre the unprepare...
Occasionally, there are uncovered lives of African Americans such asJames Forten, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was born a free American in Philadelphia, PA in 1766. At age 14, he joined the Continental Army and was a “power boy.” A powder boy carried...