A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 18611865 (originally published in 1888) by pioneer African American historian George Washington Williams remains a classic text in African American literature and Civil War history. In this powerful narrative, Williams, who served in the U. S. Colored Troops, tells the battle experiences of the almost 200,000 black men who fought for the Union cause. Determined to document the contributions of