United States Colored Troops (USCT)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:approvedBy	gptkb:Bureau_of_Colored_Troops gptkb:United_States_War_Department
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:commanded	white officers some black officers
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:National_Museum_of_African_American_History_and_Culture gptkb:African_American_Civil_War_Memorial
gptkbp:composedOf	African American soldiers Hispanic soldiers Native American soldiers
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1867
gptkbp:established	1863
gptkbp:foughtIn	gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Colored Troops (USCT)
gptkbp:legacy	helped end slavery paved way for African American military service
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Powhatan_Beaty gptkb:Christian_Fleetwood gptkb:Martin_Delany
gptkbp:numberOfBattalions	over 175
gptkbp:numberOfTroops	over 178,000
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation gptkb:13th_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:54th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6