Scott. Pennsylvania's Camp William Penn, established outside of Philadelphia in 1863, was the largest federal facility to train black Northern-based soldiers during the Civil War. Filled with rare archival images, this photo-history examines the Civil War service of the Abraham Lincoln's Bureau of United States Colored Troops soldiers - including several who earned the Medal of Honor - who trained at the sprawling facility and the officers who led them. 128 pages, 208 B&W photographs, 6½"x 9¼", softcover.
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