“Besides the moral courage required to accept commissions in the Fifty-fourth at the time it was organizing, physical courage was also necessary, for the Confederate Congress, on May 1, 1863, passed an act, a potion of which read as follow:… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
“You have probably seen the order from Washington which cuts down the pay for colored troops from $13 to $10. Of course if this affects Massachusetts regiments, it will be a great piece of injustice to them, as they were… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
“It was the lot of the Fifity-fourth to bear the brunt of the struggle against the bitter injustice of inferior pay to which black… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
“Besides the moral courage required to accept commissions in the Fifty-fourth at the time it was organizing, physical courage was also necessary, for the… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
“While recruiting, Lieutenant Grace was often insulted by such remarks as, "There goes the captain of the Negro Company! He thinks the negroes will… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
“You have probably seen the order from Washington which cuts down the pay for colored troops from $13 to $10. Of course if this… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
