Civil War African American Maryland Volunteers Official Roster Including Ninth Regiment United States Colored Troops Published 1898 to 1899

U S. Colored Troops

First Edition

Wilmer, L. Allison. History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861–65, published 1898–1899, compiles the official service record of Maryland soldiers, sailors, and marines who served in the Union war effort during the American Civil War, preserving one of the most detailed documentary records of the state’s military participation in the conflict. Produced more than three decades after the war, the work records the names and service histories of thousands of Maryland volunteers and includes extensive material on African American troops who entered Union service following the expansion of Black enlistment in 1863. The volumes are particularly significant for their treatment of the Ninth Regiment Infantry, United States Colored Troops, a Maryland regiment organized during the later phase of the war when the Union government formally authorized large scale enlistment of African American soldiers. The publication acknowledges the contributions of these soldiers and records the state’s effort to document their service.

Wilmer, L. Allison. History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861–65. Baltimore: Press of Guggenheimer, Weil & Co., 1898–1899. First edition. Two volumes. The introductory sections discuss the roles of Maryland soldiers, sailors, and marines during the Civil War. The second volume contains a dedication in the preface to the Colored Troops of the Ninth Regiment Infantry and states: “The Maryland contingent of Colored troops certainly measured up to the expectation of the most sanguine of their friends, and the survivors today fully and gratefully appreciate the just recognition given to them by their native State in this publication, as has been evidenced by expressions to this commission.” Volume one records the names of individuals who served in the various branches of the Union military, while volume two presents biographical and service data related to Maryland volunteers serving in the Union Navy. A substantial section of the second volume is devoted to the Ninth Regiment Infantry, United States Colored Troops, Maryland Volunteers, beginning with a regimental history followed by lists of officers and enlisted men that include muster dates, discharges, wounds, and deaths.

The Ninth Regiment United States Colored Troops was organized between July 15 and September 1, 1863 and served under Union command during the later campaigns of the Civil War, including service at Fortress Monroe and participation in the Petersburg campaign. The regiment saw sustained military activity following the opening of the siege of Petersburg, one of the decisive campaigns leading to the collapse of Confederate resistance in Virginia. The publication preserves the documentary record of these soldiers’ wartime service at a time when official recognition of African American military participation remained incomplete in many public narratives of the war. Two volumes. Volume one 834 pages, volume two 285 pages. Quarto format. Volume one bound in three quarter leather over maroon boards; volume two rebound in modern black cloth. Spine detached on the first volume with edge wear; text pages clean with strong legibility. Second volume well preserved. The set provides a substantial primary reference source for the military history of Maryland volunteers and for the service records of the Ninth Regiment United States Colored Troops.

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