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African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Archibald S. Dobbins
Archibald S. Dobbins (1836 – circa 1869) was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War.
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Arkansas
Arkansas is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017.
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Bureau of Colored Troops
The Bureau of Colored Troops was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863, under General Order No. 143, during the Civil War, to handle "all matters relating to the organization of colored troops." Major Charles W. Foster was chief of the Bureau, which reported to Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.
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Helena, Arkansas
Helena is the eastern portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas.
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Infantry
Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces.
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Jefferson Barracks Military Post
The Jefferson Barracks Military Post is located on the Mississippi River at Lemay, Missouri, south of St. Louis.
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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is an American military cemetery located in St. Louis County, Missouri, just on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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List of Arkansas Civil War Union units
Like almost all Southern states during the American Civil War, Arkansas provided a number of units to fight for the Union organized from African-Americans and Northern sympathizers.
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List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units
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Regiment
A regiment is a military unit.
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St. Louis
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Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.
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Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Colored Troops
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed primarily of African-American (colored) soldiers, although members of other minority groups also served with the units.
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United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force on September 18, 1947.
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VII Corps (Union Army)
Two corps of the Union Army were called VII Corps during the American Civil War.
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15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
The 15th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a volunteer cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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54th United States Colored Infantry
The 54th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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56th United States Colored Infantry
The 56th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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57th United States Colored Infantry
The 57th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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60th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
The 60th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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3rd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (African Descent), 56th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_United_States_Colored_Infantry
