Image Title:
The 370th (Old 8th Illinois National Guard)
Note:
“The Eighth Illinois National Guard Regiment, which during the great war came to be known as the 370th U.S. Infantry, was the only regiment in the entire United States Army that was called into service with almost a complete complement of colored officers from the highest rank of Colonel to the lowest rank of Corporal.” [net.lib.byu.edu] Learn More
Image Source:
Scott, Emmett Jay. Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War. (United States: Homewood Press, 1919), between 288-289. Book at Archive.org
Subject:
Military - World War I - The 370th Infantry Regiment - Old 8th Illinois National Guard - "The Fighting Black Devils" - Soldiers
Date:
1919
Rights:
Public Domain
Image:
SA-MILWW-370-1
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