GDG- 7th VA Infantry

[Bob Huddleston]

They became the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Regiments, Louisiana Colored 
Troops, eventually changing their name to the 73rd through 76th United 
States Colored Infantry, part of the 36 regiments of US Colored Troops 
formed in Louisiana.

BTW, I  suspect Jack was referring to the 1st and 2nd US Colored Cavalry.

Take care,

Bob

Judy and Bob Huddleston
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On 9/12/2011 9:37 PM, CWMHTours at aol.com wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
> Yes it was a mix of Creoles&  Cajuns&  as I recall the  story, the regiment
> thus formed was rejected by the Conf. gov because they were  not pure
> white.  Apparently they were the well-to-do.
>
> Anyone else hear of this unit?
>
> Peter
>
>
> In a message dated 9/12/2011 11:21:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> tbarrett21 at cox.net writes:
>
> Esteemed  GDG Member Contributes:
>
> Cajuns (Acadians; French Canadian heritage)  were not (likely to be) partly
> black.
>
> Some New Orleans Creoles were.  (They've always differentiated themselves
> from Island Creoles) I'm not an  expert, but I understand that most of the
> Creole population was happy to  stay out of the war.  I'm sure there  were
> exceptions.
>
> Regards,
>
> TB
>
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com  [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
> On Behalf Of  CWMHTours at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 10:18 PM
> To:  gettysburg at arthes.com
> Subject: Re: GDG- 7th VA Infantry
>
> Esteemed GDG  Member Contributes:
> There is a LOT of controversy on this topic of  Confederate  colored
> troops.
> If you talk to the NAACP they will deny  any such thing. I  find the
> stories of small numbers of black  Confederate troops to be fairly
> credible.
>
> I do believe the story  that the wealthy Cajuns of New Orleans  formed a
> regiment but   because they were partly black the Confederate army  would
> not
>
> accept them.  Anybody else hear that  story?
>
> Peter
>
>
> In a message dated 9/12/2011 9:11:46 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time,
> /@kc.rr.com writes:
>
> Esteemed  GDG  Member Contributes:
> Did you know that two regiments of colored troops   were raised in Virginia
> in
> 1863.
>
> Where are they   buried?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jack
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Teej"<teej at nc.rr.com>
> To: "GDG"<gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 7:02   PM
> Subject: Re: GDG- 7th VA Infantry
>
>
>> Esteemed GDG  Member  Contributes:
>>
>>     Here's a little  information on the  7th Virginia Infantry:
>>
>>    http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm
>>
>>    Oops...that didn't work so well so I'll just paste the  information
>>   since it's relatively short.
>>
>>   Regards,
>>   Teej
>>
>> CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA  TROOPS
>>
>> 7th Regiment,  Virginia Infantry
>>
>>   7th Infantry Regiment was organized in May,  1861, at Manassas Junction,
>
>> Virginia, with men from Giles, Madison,  Rappahannock, Culpeper,  Greene,
>> and Albemarle counties. It fought at  First Manassas  under General
> Early,
>> then served with Ewell, A.P.  Hill, Kemper,  and W.R. Terry. In April,
> 1862,
>> the regiment had 700   effectives and later was active in the various
>> campaigns of the  Army  of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to
>> Gettysburg. It  participated  in Longstreet's Suffolk expedition, was
>> prominent  in the capture of  Plymouth, then fought at Drewry's Bluff and
>>   Cold Harbor. The 7th  continued the fight in the Petersburg trenches
> south
>> of the James  River and around Appomattox. It  sustained 47 casualties at
>> First  Manassas, 77 at Williamsburg,  111 at Frayser's Farm, 59 at Second
>>   Manassas, and 4 at  Fredericksburg. Of the 335 engaged at Gettysburg
> about
>>   forty percent were disabled. It lost 39 men at Drewry's Bluff, and  many
>
>> were captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek. Only 20  officers  and
> men
>> were present at the surrender. Its commanders  were Colonels  Charles C.
>> Flowerree, James L. Kemper, and Waller  T. Patton;  Lieutenant Colonel
> L.B.
>> Williams, Jr.; and Major  Aylett A.  Swindler.
>>
>>
>> Click here to search for  soldiers in this  unit.
>>
>> Click here for a listing of all  soldiers in this  unit.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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