1. Post essay by Friday
DIRECTIONS:
Pick one historical figure or group on the list provided–each of these people or groups are connected to African American Military History from 1860 to1865.
Tell the class the history of this person(s) or units as it relates to African American Military History and remember to cite where you found your information. Also read two of your peers Soldier discussions and comment on the units or people they chose in comparison to the ones your wrote about.
Pick wisely!!!..You cannot repeat a person already covered in the INITIAL post where another student has claimed or points will be taken off for repeating material already covered and label your discussion heading with the key figure’s name.
***You can label your heading prior to writing your discussion response…so you can claim the person or regiment before someone else does.
Example of Discussion heading title:
3. USCT 5th Regiment at the Battle of Saltville in 1864
Watch these videos
Pick one from the list below of African American Military regiments or figures.
1. First Sergeant Powhatan Beaty of Richmond, VA at the Battle of Chapin’s Farm in 1864
2. 13th U.S.C.T at the Battle of Nashville in 1864 (the 13th USCT flag captured)
3. USCT 5th Regiment at the Battle of Saltville in 1864
4. April 12, 1864 in Fort Pillow, Tennessee
5. 8th U.S.C.T., from Philadelphia and the Appomattox Campaign
6. 7th U.S.C.T. regiment, recruited in Maryland and the Appomattox Campaign
7. 29th USCT
8. Colonel Ulysses Doubleday’s brigade
9. 41st U.S.C.T
10. 45th U.S.C.T
11. Colonel William W. Woodward’s brigade
12. 127th U.S.C.T
13. Major General Edward Ord’s Union Army of the James
14. Majors James W. Pegram and Thomas P. Turner forming a troop of colored soldiers
15. “Negro Brigade” of Confederate States Colored Troops
16. 73rd U.S.C.T
17. 1st Louisiana Native Guard after the siege on Port Hudson on May 27, 1863
18. Captain Louis A. Snaer, Co. B., 73rd U.S.C.T
19. 6th U.S.C.T and the combat they encountered at Chapin’s Farm Battle in 1864
20. Charles Tyler Trowbridge and how is he tied to the 33rd USCT
21. Cincinnati Black Brigade
22. 35th U.S.C.T
23. the Third U. S. Colored Cavalry and the march on Vicksburg
24. Battle of Fort Blakely and the 11 regiments of Colored Troops who participated in this battle
25. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment’s assault on Fort Wagner
26. Eighth United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.). and the Battle of Olustee, 1864
27. 1st and 2nd South Carolina Volunteers. 1863
28. the Corps d”Afrique regiments out of Louisiana
29. Robert Gould Shaw
30. Cathay Williams or a.k.a. William Cathay, a soldier of the 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment
31. FIRST Kansas Colored Infantry, the battles at Honey Springs and US Senator James Lane
32. Camp William Penn and explain how this place help make African American soldiers a permanent combat group in the US military
33. Andersonville POW Prison camp and tell the class the conditions that African American soldiers faced when imprisoned there
34. U.S.C.T. and COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN DESCENT: Name two of the 120 commissioned African American officers of the Civil War and explain their history in the Civil War.
35. Crater Battle 1864 Massacre
36. Poison Springs Massacre
37. William J. Simmons, USCT & Historian: Men of Mark
38. Role of African American Women in the Civil War
39. 25th USCT: The Sable Sons of Uncle Abe
40. Millican Massacre – Texas forgotten history from Civil War
41. Wild’s Raid of 1863
Sources to use to help with research on these topics:
List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units
United States Colored Troops in the Civil War
Black Soldiers in the Civil War https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war/article.html
United States Colored Troops (USCT) https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States_Colored_Troops_in_the_Civil_War
The Role of the USCT in the Civil War
THE BRAVE BLACK REGIMENT:THE FIFTY-FOURTH MASSACHUSETTS [NFANTRY VOLUNTEERS(COLORED),
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion 1861186 – 978144009471.pdf
Civil War’s Black Soldiers
The Lost Black Units
Lest We Forget
Soldiers and Sailors database: Civil War
For Grading Criteria Rubric on discussions please see LD Discussion Rubric.pdf
Week 2 and Beyond: Discussion Guidelines
Using the REQUIRED textbooks listed in the READING Materials section of the CONTENT area, and showcasing the history discovered by specifying the exact PAGE in the book that you found the HISTORY discussed. You may use additional scholarly sources but the textbook must be used and connected with exact pages to show the reading and comprehension work has been done for this week. No formal citation is required for these discussions but please review the prompt carefully for Follow Ups and research-based essay tasks. As you should be referencing your textbook you do NOT need formal footnotes as the only item needed is the page number. Whereas formal citations require more specifics.
Starting in Week 2, all discussion posts must be submitted directly into the discussion area—attachments will not be accepted. Your responses should draw from the following sources:
- Textbook
- Lessons and videos
- Primary and scholarly research conducted in the APUS Library, JSTOR, and other approved academic resources.
Important Reminders:
- Do not use encyclopedias or Wikipedia as sources.
- Your initial post should be approximately Three – four paragraphs ( each paragraph 3-4 sentences each) or about 300 words of content.
Please also note that AI detection and TURNITIN software may be used to review posts. Familiarize yourself with the plagiarism and academic integrity policies at AMU/APU to ensure compliance.
