A tintype of a Black Civil War soldier. Scroll through to see more images from "The Black Civil War Soldier: A History of Conflict and Citizenship."
A tintype of a Black Civil War soldier. Scroll through to see more images from "The Black Civil War Soldier: A History of Conflict and Citizenship."
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sergeant Major William L. Henderson and hospital steward Thomas H. S. Pennington.
Sergeant Major William L. Henderson and hospital steward Thomas H. S. Pennington.
Library of Congress
A carte de visite of Lieutenant Peter Vogelsang, who served with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
A carte de visite of Lieutenant Peter Vogelsang, who served with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
During the Civil War, African Americans also served as medical workers, some of whom are pictured at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863.
During the Civil War, African Americans also served as medical workers, some of whom are pictured at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863.
National Archives
A portrait of Union soldier Christian Fleetwood.
A portrait of Union soldier Christian Fleetwood.
Library of Congress
A photograph of an unidentified young African American soldier wearing Union uniform.
A photograph of an unidentified young African American soldier wearing Union uniform.
Library of Congress
A drummer who served with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
A drummer who served with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
A portrait of Harriet Tubman, who served in the Union Army and rescued enslaved people through a secretive network called the Underground Railroad.
A portrait of Harriet Tubman, who served in the Union Army and rescued enslaved people through a secretive network called the Underground Railroad.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
A carte de visite photograph of Philadelphia Press reporter Thomas Morris Chester, the first Black war correspondent for a major daily newspaper.
A carte de visite photograph of Philadelphia Press reporter Thomas Morris Chester, the first Black war correspondent for a major daily newspaper.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Enslaved men, women and children photographed standing in front of buildings on Smith's Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina.
Enslaved men, women and children photographed standing in front of buildings on Smith's Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina.
Library of Congress
A portrait of Helen "Amelia" Loguen, daughter of Underground Railroad conductor Reverend Jermain Loguen and the wife of Frederick Douglass' eldest son Lewis.
A portrait of Helen "Amelia" Loguen, daughter of Underground Railroad conductor Reverend Jermain Loguen and the wife of Frederick Douglass' eldest son Lewis.
Charles L. Blockson Collection/Temple University Libraries
"The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship" by Deborah Willis, is published by New York University Press.
"The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship" by Deborah Willis, is published by New York University Press.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture