African-Americans in the United States military before desegregation
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This is a list of significant African Americans and African-American units in the United States military before July 26, 1948, when President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 eliminating segregation in the military:
19th century
- United States Colored Troops
- African Americans in the Civil War
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Henry Ossian Flipper