Without any sort of official sanction at either the state or the national level then did it really exist? A group of free blacks may have organized themselves and called themselves a regiment, but the state refused their service and do did Richmond. That sounds more like wishful thinking than an actual army unit. Where did you get the information that they were not santioned?
BTW, you argue like a liberal.
Where did you get the information that they were not santioned? From that Wikipedia article you posted. Didn't you read it?
BTW, you argue like a liberal.
And you argue like someone who hasn't a clue as to what they are talking about.