File:127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.jpg

Description: Photograph showing a portion of the 127th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI). Taken in Delaware, Ohio on Sandusky Street immediately south of the Ft. Delaware Hotel, probably in 1863. The 127th Regiment OVI was the first complete African American regiment recruited in Ohio. It was later re-designated the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Troops. Author: Unknown Date: probably 1863 Permission: This media file is in the public domain in the United States. Source: Wikipedia at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:127th_Ohio_Volunteer_Infantry.jpg