Wednesday, July 05, 2006

45th United States Colored Troops -
See http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/1103news.pdf (or click on html if necessary).
The WV Division of Culture and History indicates that the "45th" was "primarily credited to ... Pennsylvania" but that "two companies were credited to ... West Virginia". Further, they indicate that "most ... medals earned ... remain unclaimed". They say that medals may remain unclaimed because many members of the Unit were not from W.V. See http://www.wvculture.org/history/medals.html & http://www.lindapages.com/45/cw-45us.htm

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