Color painting, the 26th Regiment of the United States colored troops.

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   Community leaders seized the opportunity to renew demands for Black men to be allowed to enlist in the state's military units.

   As Black men were not yet citizens, their eligibility for service depended on the states. Governor Horatio Seymour, under mounting political pressure, eventually approved the formation of three colored regiments, funded by the Union League Club.

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