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Interment of U.S. Colored Troops

United States Colored Troops were interred at the Chattanooga National Cemetery during the Civil War when they were killed in action, or more commonly, succumbed to disease.

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Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Creator
Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau,
Record Group 110

Source
Chattanooga Post Quartermaster – Letters Received, Reports of Deaths and Burials, 1864-1874

Date
September-October 1864

Rights
National Archives at Atlanta

Format
Textual Document, 6 pages

Identifier
National Archives Identifier 279421

Coverage
Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Original Format
Paper
Tags
African Americans | Civil War | Tennessee