by Toni | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research, Family Stories: United States Colored Troops, Let's Talk Records
More than 178,000 free blacks and freedmen served in the United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War, comprising one-tenth of all Union troops by the war’s end. Their service contributed greatly to the Union’s war efforts and marked a turning...
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by Toni | Aug 30, 2017 | Family Stories: United States Colored Troops, Marriage Records
Marriage Certificate, Able Caulder and Hannah Troop The marriage certificate above was gleaned from the USCT pension file of Able Caulder, who served in Company D, 34th United States Colored Troops (USCT). Able Caulder and Hannah Troop were married at the 1st African...
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by Toni | Jul 16, 2017 | Blog, Family Stories: United States Colored Troops, Featured, Let's Talk Records
This article will show you how to review a USCT Civil War Invalid or Widows Pension application. Background Information About the USCT Pension Records “Approximately 180,000 black men — many former slaves — volunteered to fight in the Union army; nearly...
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by Toni | Jun 27, 2017 | Family Stories: United States Colored Troops, Featured, Preservation Efforts
In order to better understand the work that I do, and why I do it, I will first explain who I am and how I got to 2004, which is when my journey into researching the lives of Stephen Binyard and his extended family first began. To be blunt, as a white woman the idea...
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by Toni | Jun 23, 2017 | Family Stories: United States Colored Troops, Featured, Preservation Efforts
In April of 2011, I attended a workshop at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC and what I left with changed my life. In between my workshops, I used my time wisely and requested the file of Stephen Binyard. He was the brother of Dorcas...
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