![]() ![]() From the collection of the National Archives and Records Administration. Camp William Penn became the "training camp for colored troops enlisted into the United States Army." 26th United States Colored Volunteer Infantry at Camp William Penn, 1865. Often blacks who enlisted were treated rudely and were turned away. Thousands of ex-slaves and free blacks displayed a desire to prove they were citizens, like the soldiers currently fighting the war. History Īfter Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, many freed blacks stepped forward to fight in the army. It was the largest training camp for African American soldiers. Some 11,000 free blacks and escaped slaves were trained here, including 8,612 from Pennsylvania, the most black troops recruited during the war from any northern state. 7322 Sycamore Ave., La Mott, PennsylvaniaĤ0☀3′59″N 75☀8′32″W / 40.06635°N 75.1423°W / 40.06635 -75.1423Ĭamp William Penn was a Union Army training camp located in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania from 1863 to 1865, notable for being the first training ground dedicated to African American troops who enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ![]()
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