Tag Archives: 33rd USCT

“I helped…to pack haversacks and cartridge boxes”

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Susie King Taylor accompanied the 33rd United States Colored Troops (originally designated as the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment) during their service. Her husband served in the unit, and she was officially listed as a laundress, though she also … Continue reading →

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Susie King Taylor: The First African American Army Nurse

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Meg Groeling

“I was born under the slave law in Georgia, in 1848, and was brought up by my grandmother in Savannah.” So begin the memoirs of Civil War nurse Susie King Taylor, a most unusual woman in many ways. She was … Continue reading →

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