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Flag (National Color) of the 84th Regiment
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This silk thirty-five-star U.S. flag belonged to
the 84th Regiment of Infantry, United States Colored
Troops. The unit was organized on April 4, 1864,
and mustered out of federal service on March 14,
1866. During its history, the 84th fought in a number
of battles in Louisiana together with a larger force
of Union army volunteers and three other regiments
of colored troops. Some of the battles in which
the 84th participated are written on the front of
the flag:
84th REG'T
U.S. Colored Infantry
Port Hudson La July 1863
Pleasant Hill La April 1864
Mansura La May 1864
Bayou De Glaise La May 1864
White Ranche Texas May 1865 |
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Division of the History of Technology, Armed Forces
History
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
Institution
Behring Center
Gift of David K. Lander
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