Forgotten Black Soldiers in White Civil War Regiments: Dr. Juanita P. Moss

Published: May 1, 2015, 1 a.m.

b'Forgotten Black Soldiers Who Served in White Regiments During The Civil War: Volumes I and II\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0 \\xa0Dr. Juanita Patience Moss is the great granddaughter of a Civil War veteran, the granddaughter of a northeastern Pennsylvania entrepreneur who became an anthracite coal carver, and the daughter of a unique coal sculptor who was featured in the EBONY Magazine (March 1970). A former high school biology teacher, her interests unexpectedly changed after retirement and took another direction. Using her\\xa0scientific background, she made a hypothesis and set out to prove it. As a result she has published two volumes concerning hundreds of Union Black soldiers whose military service was forgotten until 1998. Now they are being remembered and honored, too.'