On August 15, 1864, the 14th United States Colored Troops (USCT), mostly former slaves, fought off a Confederate cavalry attack near Dalton. It was the first time African American soldiers fought in the Civil War in Georgia. The USCT fought with valor in every major Union Army military battle during the last two years of the Civil War. Atlanta History Center is home to one of the nation’s most comprehensive collections of Civil War memorabilia, including a growing number of rare objects identifi