{"id":11412,"date":"2025-02-18T13:01:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/?page_id=11412"},"modified":"2025-02-18T13:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:01:31","slug":"black-history-month-2025-usct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/black-history-month-2025-usct\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month 2025: USCT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png 987w, https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-150x55.png 150w, https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s probably no surprise to you by now that I&#8217;m passionate about sharing stories; tales from those who lived decades or even centuries ago. After finding out that I&#8217;m the granddaughter of a United States Colored Troop (USCT)&#8211;John Alexander Blaine&#8211;who fought during the American Civil War, I&#8217;m honored to research and discuss my African American heritage. And while I&#8217;m always excited to share information about USCT, there&#8217;s really no better time to spread this history than during Black History Month! Whether you&#8217;re a proud USCT descendant like I am or you&#8217;re ready to learn about this lesser-known piece of the past, I hope you enjoy looking through the links below to honor these brave fighters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find more USCT information by visiting these websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mcheky.wixsite.com\/usct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States Colored Troops: From Slaves to Soldiers and Freedmen to Fighters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/education\/lessons\/blacks-civil-war\/article.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Soldiers in the Civil War<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/united-states-colored-troops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The United States Colored Troops<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acwm.org\/learn\/educator-resources\/united-states-colored-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States Colored Troops: Examine the Role and Experiences of USCTs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afroamcivilwar.org\/united-states-colored-troops-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States Colored Troops History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DOyO75HJygI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Video<\/strong>: Black Soldiers (United States Colored Troops)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acwm.org\/beyond-valor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond Valor: United States Colored Troops and the Fight for Freedom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenmusa.org\/articles\/united-states-colored-troops-in-the-American-civil-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States Colored Troops in the American Civil War<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/role-usct-civil-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Role of USCT in the Civil War<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/243284\/a_history_of_african_american_regiments_in_the_u_s_army\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A History of African American Regiments in the U.S. Army<br><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/kassidys-corner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/imageedit_3_9956565133.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7182\" style=\"width:244px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/imageedit_3_9956565133.jpg 516w, https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/imageedit_3_9956565133-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/imageedit_3_9956565133-150x60.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The above links are informational and educational only. TSGS and TSGS&#8217;s team members do not necessarily endorse the provided conten<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>t<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s probably no surprise to you by now that I&#8217;m passionate about sharing stories; tales from those who lived decades or even centuries ago. After finding out that I&#8217;m the granddaughter of a United States Colored Troop (USCT)&#8211;John Alexander Blaine&#8211;who fought during the American Civil War, I&#8217;m honored to research and discuss my African American&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/black-history-month-2025-usct\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Black History Month 2025: USCT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11412","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","without-featured-image"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11412"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11418,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11412\/revisions\/11418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}