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THE
Black Phalanx
AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, THE WAR OF 1812, AND THE CIVIL WAR
BY
JOSEPH T. WILSON
AUTHOR OF
New Foreword by
DUDLEY TAYLOR CORNISH
INTRODUCTION.
DEDICATION.
To the Brave Men Who Commanded the Black Phalanx.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
PART I.
THE WARS FOR INDEPENDENCE.
CHAPTER I.—The War of 1775.
CHAPTER II.—The War of 1812.
PART II.
THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES.
CHAPTER I.—Public Opinion.
CHAPTER II.—Recruiting and Organizing.
CHAPTER III.—Recruiting and Organizing in South Carolina.
CHAPTER IV.—Officers of the Phalanx.
CHAPTER V.—Department of the Gulf.
CHAPTER VI.—The Army of the Frontier.
CHAPTER VII.—Department of the South.
CHAPTER VIII.—The Army of the Cumberland.
CHAPTER IX.—The Phalanx at Marion, Tenn.
CHAPTER X.—The Black Flag.
CHAPTER XI.—The Phalanx in Virginia.
Chapter XII.—The Roll of Honor.
CHAPTER XIII.—The Roster of the Black Phalanx.
CHAPTER XIV.—The Confederate Service.
PART III.
MISCELLANY.
CHAPTER I.—The Phalanx at School.
CHAPTER II.—Benevolence and Frugality.
CHAPTER III.—Bibliography.
APPENDIX.
ILLUSTRATIONS
PART I.
The Wars For Independence
1775-1812.
CHAPTER I.
THE WAR OF 1775.
PROCLAMATION.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II.
THE WAR OF 1812.
GENERAL JACKSON'S PROCLAMATION TO THE NEGROES.
"An Act to authorize the raising of Two Regiments of Men of Color; passed Oct. 24, 1814.
FOOTNOTES:
PART II.
The War Between the States.
1861.
CHAPTER I.
PUBLIC OPINION.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II.
RECRUITING AND ORGANIZING.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER III.
RECRUITING AND ORGANIZING IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
"TO JEFFERSON DAVIS, TITULAR PRESIDENT OF THE SO-CALLED CONFEDERATE STATES.
CHAPTER IV.
OFFICERS OF THE PHALANX.
ROSTER OF NEGRO OFFICERS OF THE LOUISIANA NATIVE GUARD VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS.
First Regiment.
Second Regiment.
Third Regiment.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
74th U. S. C. T. Co. I. 2d La. N. G.
74th U. S. C. T. Co. D. 2nd N. G.
75th U. S. C. T. Co. F. 3rd N. G.
73rd U. S. C. T. Co. A. 1st La. N. G.
73rd U. S. C. T. Co. B. 1st La. N. G.
73rd U. S. C. T. Co. H. 1st La. N. G.
73rd U. S. C. T. Co. G, 1st La. N. G.
74th U. S. C. T. Co. G. 2nd La. N. G.
Other Regiments.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
"THE BLACK REGIMENT, OR THE SECOND LOUISIANA AT THE STORMING OF PORT HUDSON.
FOOTNOTES:
ANDRE CAILLOUX.
CHAPTER VI.
THE ARMY OF THE FRONTIER.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VII.
DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH.
BOYKIN'S MILL.[27]
"WORKING PARTIES AND HEALTH OF TROOPS.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VIII.
THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
CHAPTER IX.
THE PHALANX AT MARION, TENN.
CHAPTER X.
THE BLACK FLAG.
FORT PILLOW—EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS, ETC.
"IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XI.
THE PHALANX IN VIRGINIA.
"THE NEGRO UNION SOLDIERS.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XII.
ROLL OF HONOR.
CHAPTER XIII.
ROSTER OF THE BLACK PHALANX
Cavalry.
Heavy Artillery.
Light Artillery.
Infantry.
Independent Company A.
Ninth Army Corps.
Eighteenth Army Corps.
Tenth Army Corps.
Tenth Army Corps.[39]
Eighteenth Army Corps.
Twenty-Fifth Army Corps.
Regiments in the Department of the South, April, 1864.
Regiments With General Sturgis in June, 1864.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XIV.
THE CONFEDERATE SERVICE.
FOOTNOTES:
PART III.
MISCELLANY.
CHAPTER I.
THE BLACK PHALANX AT SCHOOL.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II.
BENEVOLENCE AND FRUGALITY.
CHAPTER III.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
APPENDIX.
HISTORY OF THE 29TH CONNECTICUT NEGRO VOLUNTEERS.
DIARY OF THE THIRD REGIMENT DURING THE SIEGE OF PORT HUDSON.
FINIS.
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