The United States Colored Volunteer Infantry joined the Union Army at Fort Scott, Kansas, and fought in the Midwest. Fort Scott was one of the first U.S. Army installations to deploy the Colored Volunteer Infantry into Battle.

This solidier is safe, relieved. He has survived his "baptism of fire" and faces a brighter future. As Wendell Phillips said, "Will the slave fight? If any man asks you, tell him no. But if anyone asks you will a Negro fight, tell him yes!"