There were 3 Union regiments organized in Kansas consisting of Black and Indian soldiers from Indian Territory. These were:

1st Regiment Indian Home Guards
2nd Regiment Indian Home Guards
3rd Regiment Indian Home Guards

There were many black soldiers who served with these units. The history of these regiments can be found at:

http://www.angelfire.com/md/usctwest/ihg.html

The names of some of the Black soldiers of the Indian Home Guards can be found at:

http://www.angelfire.com/md/usctwest/sldrs.html

If you have ancestors with some of these surnames you might find substantial genealogical information in their Civil War Pension Files which can be obtained at the National Archives.

[originally posted 26 May 1999]