This Day in Military History

22 May 1863: Congress established the Bureau of United States Colored Troops, which was tasked with providing uniforms and training to soldiers of African descent and deploying them. By the end of the Civil War, the United States Colored Troops (USCT) had more than 200,000 soldiers

Brandus, Paul. This Day in U.S. Military History (p. 129). Bernan Press. Kindle Edition.