Essential Missions Accomplished
In the crucible of the Civil War, a formidable 200,000 African Americans donned the Union blue, with the specter of death claiming 40,000 souls.
Battling the era’s pervasive racism, these soldiers transcended combat exclusion, instead vitalizing the military machine as intelligence agents, medics, naval pilots, logistics experts, sentinels, spiritual leaders, and culinary artisans..