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Douglas's Battery at Fort Leavenworth: The Issue of Black Officers during the Civil War
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| Title | Douglas's Battery at Fort Leavenworth: The Issue of Black Officers during the Civil War |
| Abstract | Photos, illustrations, and article about the black soldiers enlisted in "the Independent Battery, U. S. Colored Light Artillery, or Douglas's Battery" at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, during the Civil War. Description of several African Americans in the Union military in the mid-1800s not formerly allowed to join in previous American wars because of their race or ethnicity. |
| Notes | Douglas's Battery was named after Hezekiah Douglas (1831-1865) and led by officers Pinkney Pinchback (later "Louisiana's first and only black governor"), William Matthews (1827-1906), and Patrick Minor. |
| Author | Roger D. Cunningham
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| Date | Winter//2000-2001 |
| Source | Kansas History |
| Location | Periodical |
| Volume | 23 |
| Number | 4 |
| Page | Cover, 200-217 |
| Local Subject | Civil War
African Americans
Fort Leavenworth
Military
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 114688 |
| CONTENTdm number | 16767 |
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