5th Heavy Artillery

Photograph

Hancock Historical Museum

Name/Title

5th Heavy Artillery

Entry/Object ID

71.014.449

Description

3 x 4 b/w photo of 5th Heavy Artillery Co emplacement 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment During the American Civil War, the United States Colored Troops (USCT) consisted of Black enlisted men but were led almost exclusively by white officers. Civil War by Samuel Dalzell, Lima, Oh.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

Civil War

Made/Created

Artist

Dalzell, Samuel

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Photograph, Cabinet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Civil War

Update Date

May 18, 2026