Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.

Paid less than their white counterparts, Black men in the United States Colored Troops fought for the Union and the future of their families.

The inequitable dismissal of US soldiers following the conclusion of the Civil War.

At the intersection of gender and racial discrimination, Black widows struggled to get the compensation they deserved.

While focusing on refuting the Lost Cause narrative, many historians forget to memorialize Black Americans in the post Civil War period.

Civil War pension records have a lot to tell us about the lives of U.S. Colored Troops.