via Bucks County Courier Times on December 14, 2022
Black troops, Civil War, summer camp: Philly suburb fights for more than a community center
By Kelly Powers
Some 11,000 men, 11 infantry units, would pass through these gates, landing on battlefields across the country and earning medals for their service. But this camp quickly proved far more than combat training ground. “It became something of a magnet for Black pride,” said military historian ...