Black Patriot: André
Cailloux 
Both
in life and in death, Captain André Cailloux, the first black warrior-hero of
the Civil War, inspired people of color to fight for freedom and equality.
A somewhat
inaccurate depiction of Andre Cailloux (with sword upraised) leading the charge
of the 1st Regt of Louisiana Native Guards at Port Hudson. The 1st
Regt. got no closer than 200 yards to the Confederate lines, but the
illustration captures the courage and heroism that Cailloux displayed. Frank Leslie's Illustrated, June 27, 1863
Two articles on Cailloux
From the Washington
Times:
“Black Officer
gains almost mythic status in death” Washington
Times, May 13, 2000
Adapted from the New
Orleans Times Picayune:
André Cailloux
was the first black warrior-hero of the Civil War. On Sunday, he and all other
black soldiers will be honored with a jazz Mass and other festivities.
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Links to Rosters of Order Company of the Louisiana Native
Guards (Confederate) and of Company E, 1st Regiment of Louisiana
Native Guards (Union)
Link to Roster of Order Company of the
Louisiana Native Guards (Confederate)
Link to Roster of Company E, 1st
Regiment of Louisiana Native Guards (Union)
Musical Link: http://www.gprep.org/~sjochs/giveusaflag.wav
Click Map: The New Orleans of
André Cailloux and Father Claude Paschal Maistre: 
Link to Louisiana Native Guards Homepage:
Link
to the Civil War Book Review:
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