
Mustering the First South—Gullah Geechee Volunteer Troops
Gullah Museum 123 King Street #6, Georgetown, SC, United StatesThe 1st South Carolina Volunteers of African Descent (33rd U.S. Colored Troops) experienced many “firsts” – first Black Union regiment to be sent into combat, beginning of continuous Black military service in the U.S. Army, first public reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, and many more. Join us at the Gullah Museum at 2 p.m. ET […]