Title	Milton Robinson in GAR Uniform
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	M1078_P_BOX6_FOLDER14_MILTON_ROBINSON
Description	Milton Robinson is pictured in his Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) uniform sitting outdoors on a sunny day. Robinson was born in Kentucky in 1840 and escaped slavery, coming to Indiana to enlist in the Union Army before being sent to Massachusetts. He became a member of the well-known 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry lead by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. The 54th Mass. was organized during the Civil War, the second regiment of African American troops, then known as Colored Troops. Mr. Robinson was a long time resident of Indianapolis after the Civil War and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army. He helped contribute information to Martha Nicholson McKay's book When the Tide Turned in the Civil War.
Subject	African Americans African Americans--History Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans Veterans Grand Army of the Republic
Date	Circa 1900
Time Period	1900s (1900-1909)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name	Brandt and Helen Mckay Steele Collection
Source Collection Number	M1078
Digital Collection Name	African American History Collection
Digital Collection Number	dc022
Format of Original	Photographic print, b&w
Size of Original	3 x 4 in.
Digital Format	JP2000
Resolution	600 ppi
Notes	This portrait was likley given to Martha Nicholson McKay by Milton Robinson while she was doing research for her book When the Tide Turned in the Civil War.
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Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2019 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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