1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union)

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The 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union) was one of the first officially recognized African American regiments in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American infantry regiment
Union Army regiment
United States Colored Troops precursor unit
activeDuringYear 1862
1863
1864
1865
allegiance Union
alsoKnownAs 1st South Carolina (African Descent)
1st South Carolina Colored Infantry
category African-American military units and formations of the American Civil War
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Military units and formations established in 1862
commanderRank Colonel
conflict American Civil War
convertedTo 33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment
country United States of America
dateFormed 1862
disbanded 1865
engagedIn expeditions along the coasts and rivers of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
raids into Confederate-held territory in coastal South Carolina
skirmishes along the Sea Islands region
ethnicComposition African American soldiers
formedFrom escaped slaves from South Carolina and nearby states
formerly enslaved African Americans
garrison Port Royal, South Carolina
governedBy United States Army regulations for colored troops after formal recognition
militaryBranch Union Army
notableCommander Rufus Saxton
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
notableFor being one of the first officially recognized African American regiments in the Union Army
officerComposition white officers
organizedAt Port Royal, South Carolina
organizedBy United States War Department
organizedIn South Carolina
precededBy unofficial black units raised earlier in the war
primaryFunction combat operations and raids
liberation of enslaved people in Confederate territory
raisedUnderAuthorityOf Union Department of the South
recruitmentArea Florida
Sea Islands of South Carolina
linked to: Sea Islands

coastal Georgia
relatedTo 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
United States Colored Troops
role infantry
significance contributed to broader acceptance of black enlistment in the Union Army
helped demonstrate the effectiveness of African American soldiers in combat
theaterOfOperations Department of the South
coastal South Carolina

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson commanded 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson militaryUnit 1st South Carolina Volunteers
subject linked to: Higginson
linked to: 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union)
Army Life in a Black Regiment depicts First South Carolina Volunteers
linked to: 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union)
1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union) alsoKnownAs 1st South Carolina (African Descent)
linked to: 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union)