1st United States Colored Troops

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Saint_John's_Bluff
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:war
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Fort_Wagner
gptkb:Fort_Blakeley
Olustee
Honey Hill
gptkbp:combat_role Frontline infantry
gptkbp:command_structure Regimental structure
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_James_E._G._Mc_Millan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced African American military history
gptkbp:disbanded 1866
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1866
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Honey_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Blakeley
gptkbp:equipment Standard infantry weapons
gptkbp:formation_date 1863
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:has_ability 1,000 soldiers
600 soldiers
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Beaufort,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:war
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_impact Significant in the fight for African American rights
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:First_African_American_regiment_raised_in_the_North
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st United States Colored Troops
gptkbp:integrates_with Part of the integration of African Americans into the military
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials and historical markers
gptkbp:legacy Paved the way for future African American military units
gptkbp:motto “ We are the 1st”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:1st_U._S._Colored_Troops
gptkbp:notable_achievement Recognized for bravery and service
gptkbp:notable_battle Legacy of African American service in the military
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:battle
1863-1865
Northern states
gptkbp:retirement_year Disbanded after the war
gptkbp:role gptkb:Combat
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1863-1866
186,000 African American soldiers
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:successor gptkb:24th_United_States_Colored_Infantry
gptkbp:training gptkb:Beaufort,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform Union Army uniform