The Louisiana Native Guards :the Black military experience during the Civil War
- 作者: Hollandsworth, James G.,
- 出版: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press ©1995.
- 稽核項: 1 online resource (xiv, 140 pages) :illustrations.
- 標題: Louisiana History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American. , Civil wars Role of Black persons , African American soldiers. , Electronic books. , History. , HistoryParticipation, African American. , Louisiana , Militia. , United States, Louisiana Military history -- Civil War, 1861-1865. , HISTORY. , United States History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American. , Louisiana Militia -- History -- 19th century. , African Americans , African American soldiers , African Americans Louisiana -- History -- 19th century. , 1800-1899 , Minorities , United States , MilitiaHistory , United States, Louisiana Minorities -- Civil War, 1861-1865. , Louisiana. , History , African American. , Military participation African American. , LouisianaHistory19th century. , African American soldiers Louisiana -- History -- 19th century. , United States, Louisiana , Military participation , Military history , United States.
- ISBN: 0807151599 , 9780807151594
- ISBN: 0807119393 , 9780807119396 , 0807123366 , 9780807123362
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- 附註: Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134) and index. Defenders of the native land -- Great pride in the business -- Woe to any man who flinches -- When tried, they will not be found wanting -- I regard it as an experiment -- The equal of any 'Yankee troops' you will find -- Unsuited for this duty -- We shall eventually come out ahead -- Diggers and drudges -- Manhood of the colored race -- Black officers in the native guards.
- 摘要: Early in the Civil War, Louisiana's Confederate government sanctioned a militia unit of black troops, the Louisiana Native Guards. Intended as a response to demands from members of New Orleans' substantial free black population that they be permitted to participate in the defense of their state, the unit was used by Confederate authorities for public display and propaganda purposes but was not allowed to fight. After the fall of New Orleans, General Benjamin F. Butler brought the Native Guards into Federal military service and increased their numbers with runaway slaves. He intended to use the troops for guard duty and heavy labor. His successor, Nathaniel P. Banks, did not trust the black Native Guard officers, and as he replaced them with white commanders, the mistreatment and misuse of the black troops steadily increased.
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Early in the Civil War, Louisiana's Confederate government sanctioned a militia unit of black troops, the Louisiana Native Guards. Intended as a response to demands from members of New Orleans' substantial free black population that they be permitted to participate in the defense of their state, the unit was used by Confederate authorities for public display and propaganda purposes but was not allowed to fight. After the fall of New Orleans, General Benjamin F. Butler brought the Native Guards into Federal military service and increased their numbers with runaway slaves. He intended to use the troops for guard duty and heavy labor. His successor, Nathaniel P. Banks, did not trust the black Native Guard officers, and as he replaced them with white commanders, the mistreatment and misuse of the black troops steadily increased. The first large-scale deployment of the Native Guards occurred in May, 1863, during the Union siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, when two of their regiments were ordered to storm an impregnable hilltop position. Although the soldiers fought valiantly, the charge was driven back with extensive losses. The white officers and the northern press praised the tenacity and fighting ability of the black troops, but they were still not accepted on the same terms as their white counterparts. After the war, Native Guard veterans took up the struggle for civil rights - in particular, voting rights - for Louisiana's black population. The Louisiana Native Guards is the first account to consider that struggle. By documenting their endeavors through Reconstruction, James G. Hollandsworth places the Native Guards' military service in the broader context of a civil rights movement thatpredates more recent efforts by a hundred years. This remarkable work presents a vivid picture of men eager to prove their courage and ability to a world determined to exploit and demean them.
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