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The first African American regiment sworn into Federal service during the US Civil War was the 1st Louisiana Native Guards. This infantry regiment was composed of former slaves in Union occupied Louisiana. They were sworn into service September 27, 1862. See the link below.
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was an all-black infantry regiment organized in Massachusetts and lead by Col. Shaw and other white officers. It was one of the first black regiments organized by free black men of the North.
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Black Watch - Royal Highland Regiment - was created in 1725.
Black Watch - Royal Highland Regiment - ended in 2006.
The first African American regiment sworn into Federal service during the US Civil War was the 1st Louisiana Native Guards. This infantry regiment was composed of former slaves in Union occupied Louisiana. They were sworn into service September 27, 1862. See the link below.
There were quite a few, and, as a whole, they were known as United States Coloured Troops. There was a total of 138 infantry, six Cavalry, 15 heavy artillery, and one light artillery regiment in the US Coloured Troops.
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The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was an all-black infantry regiment organized in Massachusetts and lead by Col. Shaw and other white officers. It was one of the first black regiments organized by free black men of the North.
Black Watch - Royal Highland Regiment -'s motto is 'Nemo me impune lacessit'.
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yes Chapdog82--- Frederick Douglass was a major civil rights activist in the 19th Century Noted for Books and Speeches on Slavery and Oppression. He was NOT a regiment! Two of his sons served in the 54th Massachussets Regiment. Which was not the first black regiment formed but one of the first Northen Black Regiments formed. the first Recruited regiment was probably the 1st Louisianna Native Guards or The First South Carolina Colored infantry. The first black regiment to fight was the 1 Kansas Colored.
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