Union Army Recruits in Black Regiments in the United States, 1862-1865: [Instructional Materials] Oberly, James W. African Americans American Civil War armed forces demographic characteristics enlistment (military) ex-slaves instructional materials instructional modules military records military service nineteenth century physical characteristics race Union Army RCMD.VI ICPSR.X.A.2 RCMD.IX.A RCMD.V ICPSR.X.B These instructional materials were prepared for use with UNION ARMY RECRUITS IN BLACK REGIMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1862-1865 (ICPSR 9426), compiled by Jacob Metzer and Robert A. Margo. The data file and accompanying documentation are provided to assist educators in instructing students about the demographic, military, and medical history of African-American men who volunteered for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. An instructor's handout has also been included. This handout contains the following sections, among others: (1) General goals for student analysis of quantitative datasets, (2) Specific goals in studying this dataset, (3) Suggested appropriate courses for use of the dataset, (4) Tips for using the dataset, and (5) Related secondary source readings. This data collection was designed to examine the characteristics of free Blacks and ex-slaves mustered into the Union Army between 1862 and the end of the Civil War. In addition to variables on personal characteristics (such as skin, eye, and hair color, height, age, birthplace, and occupation before enlistment), the data also contain Army-related variables (such as regiment and company number, rank, enlistment date and place, changes in rank, and date and cause of end of service). 2004-02-27 administrative records data 3466 10.3886/ICPSR03466.v1 Union Army Regimental Records Alabama Arkansas District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Missouri New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas United States 1862--1865 ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/).