The Black Brigade of Cincinnati American Civil War Memorial honors the free African Americans who constructed the defensive fortifications, around Cincinnati, Ohio, during the American Civil War, in preparation of a potential Confederate attack. The Brigade would later shoulder their shovels in a military manner and march in the victory parade through the city.
Active
September 2, 1862 - September 20, 1862
Allegiance
United States of America
Branch
Cincinnati volunteer militia Union Army
Size
Battalion-brigade (700)
Nickname(s)
Black Brigade
Engagements
No combat experience
Commanders
Notable commanders
Lew Wallace
William M. Dickson
Military unit
The Black Brigade of Cincinnati was a military unit of African-American soldiers, that was organized in 1862 during the American Civil War, when the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, was in danger of being attacked, by the Confederate Army. The members of the Cincinnati "Black Brigade" were among the first African Americans to be employed in the military defense of the Union. The fortifications—including forts, miles of military roads, miles of rifle pits, magazines, and hundreds of acres of cleared forests—at the border of Northern Kentucky thwarted the major threat to Cincinnati during the Civil War.[1][2]
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