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20th United States Colored Infantry Regiment information


20th United States Colored Infantry
Etching of the Twentieth United States colored troops receiving their colors on Union Square, March 5, 1864
ActiveFebruary 9, 1864 - October 7, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry

The 20th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.

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