United States Colored Troops of the Civil War including Black soldiers from Frederick County

Local Civil War historian and author Bob O’Connor will give a presentation about the United States Colored Troops of the American Civil War. You will learn about the 209,000 Black soldiers in the Union Army, the 449 battles in which they fought, the 68,000 casualties they encountered, and their experiences as prisoners of war in Confederate prisons. O'Connor will explain their roles in the war and the misconceptions about their service. The program will tell the story of this group of Civil War soldiers who, up to this point, have somehow fallen through the cracks and are virtually unknown including records of several USCT soldiers from Frederick County.