January 3, 2022 by leslie1863
“First Monday” features an extra sketch or sidebar.
Today’s posts include Charles Holmes, Company I; “Civil War Washington / Maps“; and The Proclamation of Emancipation of by the President of the United States, to take effect January 1st, 1863.
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While researching the lives of my great-great-grandfather Edward R. Pitt and his brother William Thomas Pitt of Norfolk County, Virginia, I found fascinating (and sometimes disturbing) details about the civilian and military experiences of those who served in the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry.
The regiment included free men, freedmen, freedom-seekers and white officers from the United States and abroad. It was organized at Camp Hamilton, Virginia in 1863, attached to Fortress Monroe, Virginia in 1864, and mustered out at Brazos Santiago, Texas in 1866.
Tell the story. Expand the legacy.
Leslie Anderson, MSLS
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1st U.S. Colored Cavalry
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