'A Negro Regiment In Action' illustration   Save
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Description: This illustration published in Harper's Weekly depicts an African American regiment in action on the battlefield during the U.S. Civil War. ALTERNATE TEXT: A print of a battle scene in the U.S. Civil War. An African American regiment faces off against the Rebel army. The battlefield is on a hill with water in the distance. One African American soldier holds a tattered American flag at the top of the hill. Much of the battlefield is covered in smoke or dust from gunfire and fighting. The scene includes seven visible horses in the skirmish. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_OVS25A-D_005
Subjects: African American soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865; Newspapers
Places: National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center