Photographs of African-American Soldiers in the Civil War

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African-American Soldiers During the Civil War

Photographs of African-American Soldiers in the Civil War

From the time of the invention of the camera to the present, photographers have been deeply interested in capturing war. The American Civil War is no exception. Although complex, time consuming, and often times requiring the service of two photographers - one to mix chemicals, one to manipulate the camera--many Civil War photographs were taken and remain today. The following photographs of African-American soldiers were taken during the Civil War. What do the photographs suggest about the roles African-American soldiers played during the war?

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Arlington, Va. Band of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry	African-American Army Cook at Work
Company E, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, at Fort Lincoln	African-American Teamsters
Camp of Tennessee Colored Battery	African Americans Collecting Bones of Soldiers Killed in Battle

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