Here is an Afro-American Carman serving in
the 35th Regiment, U. S. Colored Troops
during the Civil War. His name was William
Carman and he came from North Carolina.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncusct/cod35b.htm
Outline of the Unit History.
February 8, 1864 - Organized from 1st North Carolina Colored Infantry.
February 14-22, 1864 - Expedition to Lake City, FL.
February 20, 1864 - Battle of Olustee, FL.
February - November, 1864 - Duty at Jacksonville, FL.
May 19-27, 1864 - Operations on St. Johns River, FL.
May23, 1864 - Horse Head Landing, FL.
July, 1-10, 1864 - Four Companies detached on Expedition to James Island,
SC.
July 3, 1864 - King's Creek, SC.
July 23-28, 1864 - Raid from Jacksonville upon Baldwin, FL.
July 24, 1864 - South Fork, Black Creek, FL.
July 27, 1864 - Black Creek near Whitesides, FL.
August 15-19, 1864 - Raid on Florida Railroad.
November 25, 1864 - Ordered from Jacksonville to Hilton Head, SC.
November 28-30, 1864 - Expedition to Boyd's Neck, SC.
November 30, 1864 - Battle of Honey Hill, SC Site.
December, 1864 - March, 1865 - Return to Jacksonville, FL.
March, 1865 - June, 1866 - To Charleston, SC.
June 1, 1866 - Mustered Out at Charleston, South Carolina.
For more details:
http://extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu/olustee/35th_USCI.html