THE 29TH CONNECTICUT
Documentary Short | Duration: 0:14:16 | Documentary Short BLOCK #2 | 10/5 | 11:00 AM
Berlin, CT, USA Carver Community Cultural Ctr.
By: Chris Barlow
Description: "The 29th Connecticut" is a short documentary film about the eleven African-American soldiers who enlisted from Berlin, Connecticut, during the American Civil War. The 29th Regiment of United States Colored Troops, formed just after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, fought in critical battles near the end of the war and helped to secure freedom from enslavement for all United States citizens.
Berlin, CT, USA Carver Community Cultural Ctr.
By: Chris Barlow
Description: "The 29th Connecticut" is a short documentary film about the eleven African-American soldiers who enlisted from Berlin, Connecticut, during the American Civil War. The 29th Regiment of United States Colored Troops, formed just after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, fought in critical battles near the end of the war and helped to secure freedom from enslavement for all United States citizens.