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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 42 Print image (38K) |
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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 42 Print image (38K) |
| 33 I am interested in the genealogy and history of Civil War soldiers of Maryland. Maryland had the dubious honor of having six Black regiments. Most of the men in these regiments were slaves before enlistment. They participated in minor skirmishes as well as in major campaigns. They are seldom mentioned and rarely noted in history books. Two of the most notable places for gathering information on Black Civil War soldiers of Maryland are the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Maryland. I have researched and published three books concerning the Black soldiers of Maryland during the Civil War. Colored Volunteers of Maryland, Civil War, 7th Regiment United States Colored Troops, 1863 -1866; Colored Volunteers of Maryland, Bounty Records of the 9th. Regiment United States Colored Troops 1863-1866 and 9th. Regiment United States Colored Troops, Volunteers of Maryland, Civil War 1863-1866. My work now in progress is on the history of the 19th Regiment of United States Colored Troops. [Excerpt from Submission of Dr. Judith Smith, Supervisor Office of Humanities, Baltimore City Public School System] |