Fighting for State Citizenship in the US Colored Troops.

The article discusses the history of the participation of African American Northerners in the Gettysburg Campaign and their efforts to turn military service into citizenship at the state level. It describes the African American companies from Harrisburg that joined the state militia and the enlistment of many members in the U.S. Colored Troops after the companies disbanded. It examines the reluctance of African American Northerners to serve in regiments in other states.