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File Name	shades_tsla_0002.jpg
Title	1st Regiment Tennessee Infantry, Vounteers of African Descent
Alternate Title	Officers of the First Regiment Tennessee Infantry Volunteers of African Descent
Date	c. 1860s
Genre	Photographs
Description	Composite of the officers of the 1st Regiment Tennessee Infantry, Volunteers of African Descent, United States Army.
Historical note	The United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.) in Tennessee experienced every facet of war between 1863 and 1865. In the spring of 1863, General Lorenzo Thomas was appointed Commissioner for the Organization of Colored Troops for the Federal Army in Tennessee. He began actively raising black regiments in Memphis and had 3, 000 troops by June. These first regiments were designated by state and race, such as the 1st Tennessee Volunteers Infantry Regiment, A. D. (African Descent). This unit was organized June 27, 1863, at LaGrange, Fayette County.
Subject	African American soldiers - History - 19th Century; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865, African Americans
Theme	Building a Future through Opportunity
Story	McKissack Family
Geographic Location	United States -- Tennessee -- LaGrange
Time period	1860-69
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
Identifier	THS 193; 14119
Credit line	Tennessee Historical Society Picture Collection, Tennessee State Library & Archives
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,21
Archival file	shades3/shades_tsla_0002.tif