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Category Archives: US Colored Troops

Some of the Civil War Veterans buried in Harrisburg Lincoln Cemetery may have seen a full-color recruiting handbill like this when they enlisted in the United States Colored Troops.

List Update: Harrisburg’s Civil War Veterans Buried at Lincoln Cemetery

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List Update: Harrisburg’s Civil War Veterans Buried at Lincoln Cemetery An update to the list of Harrisburg’s Black Civil War Veterans buried in Lincoln Cemetery: No. 133: Henry C. Keith “Harry Keath” Private Co. B 8th USCT No. 134: Albert Chamberlain Corporal Co. F 25th USCT For the original list Harrisburg’s Civil … Continue reading →

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Headstone photo of Henry C. Keith Co. B 8th USCT a Black Civil War veteran buried at Lincoln Cemetery

Civil War Veteran: Henry C. Keith in the 8th USCT

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Civil War Veteran: Henry C. Keith in the 8th USCT Civil War veteran Henry C. Keith served in the 8th United States Colored Troops (Pvt. Co. B 8th USCT) which placed him at the heart of some of the Civil War’s most pivotal and harrowing moments. The 8th US Colored Infantry was … Continue reading →

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Noah Pinkney was a former slave who became a community icon, soldier, and leader in both Carlisle and Harrisburg. He is pictured here selling pretzels on the campus of Dickinson College in the early 1900s.

Noah Pinkney: Former Slave Became Community Icon

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Former Slave Became Soldier, Restaurateur, Civil Rights Activist & Community Icon Noah Pinkney was a former slave who became a community icon. He left Frederick County, Maryland, most likely, during the Civil War and enlisted in the 127th United States Colored Troops, serving as a corporal in Company G. Noah Pinkney was … Continue reading →

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Civil War Veteran John Johnson, of the 42nd USCT After SOAL D/2 Treatment.

John Johnson, 42nd USCT

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John Johnson: Private Company D 42nd United States Colored Troops John W Johnson was born in August 1837 in Pennsylvania. He joined the 42nd United States Colored Troops, and served as a private in Co. C. during the Civil War.It was most likely after the war that he married Betty Bliss Carey, … Continue reading →

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22nd USCT Flag Representing Black Civil War Veterans at Lincoln Cemetery Harrisburg.

Civil War Veterans Buried at Lincoln Cemetery

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Harrisburg’s Civil War Veterans Buried at Lincoln Cemetery This list is by no means complete, but I figure if I keep waiting until it is complete, I would never be able to publish it… While compiling this, long-overdue, list of African American Civil War Veterans buried at Lincoln Cemetery, I realized that … Continue reading →

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