Fold3 Proves There Were Black Confederates
The conversation with a friend turned to whether there were Black Confederates. The man said no and with a dismissive tone added, “Well,...
Meet "Lavania" Black Confederate Veteran
Thank you to the South Carolina Legislature for honoring this Southern lady of "Color" and the Aiken Standard for reporting the story! ...
Black History Month - Remember Confederate Holt Collier, Co. I, 9th TX Cav.
Holt Collier and the History of the Teddy Bear Most people have never heard of Holt Collier – and those who have heard of the “Teddy...
Official Record - Richmond Howitzer Battery - Manned by Negroes - Aug. 11, 1861
Official Record Series I, Volume IV, page 568 Report of Colonel John W. Phelps, 1st Vermont Infantry "They--the enemy-talked of having...
Louis Napoleon Nelson - 7th Tennessee Cavalry
Nelson W. Winbush discusses his grandfather, Louis Napoleon Nelson
Frederick Douglass - "... the Negroes are numerous in the rebel army..." - Sept. 1861
Excerpt from the "Douglas Monthly", September 1861 Issue "It is now pretty well established, that there are at the present moment many...
Jerry Perkins - 3rd Tennessee Infantry
“Uncle” Jerry Perkins Charles Perkins enlisted at Brownsville, Tenn., under Capt. H. S. Bradford, who was afterwards Col. Bradford, of...
