PRINTER'S NO. 3388

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 424 Session of 1998

        INTRODUCED BY BUXTON, APRIL 20, 1998

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           APRIL 20, 1998

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Honoring the memory of the United States Colored Troops and
     2     declaring Saturday, May 23, 1998, as "United States Colored
     3     Troops Day" in Pennsylvania.

     4     WHEREAS, Soldiers from the United States Colored Troops
     5  fought in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865; and
     6     WHEREAS, Many of these soldiers were men from the greater
     7  Steelton and Harrisburg areas who were assigned to the 54th and
     8  55th Massachusetts Infantry and were sent to Camp William Penn
     9  near Philadelphia for training; and
    10     WHEREAS, These soldiers fought for the same reasons as their
    11  counterparts but were overlooked for their contribution to the
    12  United States; therefore be it
    13     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the memory
    14  of the brave men who fought and died for their country as
    15  soldiers of the United States Colored Troops and declare
    16  Saturday, May 23, 1998, as "United States Colored Troops Day" in
    17  Pennsylvania.

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