Story by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.27.2023
In late 1863, during the height of the American Civil War, Connecticut formed its first African-American Infantry Regiment. The unit, the 29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, would deploy to the South, fighting in multiple engagements with distinction, even becoming the first Union troops to enter the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. The unit would serve for the duration of......
