G. Huggins Cleveland:

[Luke Freet]

When I first joined this server, I joined to ask for feedback on an alt history work on the enactment of Cleburne's Proposal. The discussion moved to white officers willing to command these newly forming black regiments, and one of the suggestions is pointed out below.

The person who suggested him knew little else about the person in question, or whether he was still living at the point of divergence in 1864, aside from the vague description of him being in an Alabama regiment.
I ask for information on this individual. I love reading the stories of low/mid level officers.

 

[Luke Freet]

Well, i post that earlier, and now, with more in depth searching, I believe I found what I'm looking for
https://ranger95.com/civil_war/alabama/artillery/2al_art_bn/2nd_bat_arty_rost_c_e.html
Sergeant in 2nd Alabama Light Artillery Battalion, stationed in Mobile throughout mos of the war.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70467997/george-huggins-cleveland
Born 1835, died 1919. So he survived the war, but unsure if he served through the whole war.

 

[5fish]

This may be the same guy, I guesss it is... You need to go to Fold 3 and look him up...

2. Cleveland, G. Huggins - 1st Lt. - 28 - Mobile Co., Promoted to Capt., Wounded Chickamauga.

http://38thalabama.com/company-g.html

I guess he was a Lt. when he wrote that note: Free Creoles are not the same as slaves... Lousiana turned down their service at the beginning of the war. They were called the Native Guard ... Later some fought for the union at Port Hudson...

 

[Luke Freet]

This may be the same guy, I guesss it is... You need to go to Fold 3 and look him up...

2. Cleveland, G. Huggins - 1st Lt. - 28 - Mobile Co., Promoted to Capt., Wounded Chickamauga.

http://38thalabama.com/company-g.html

I guess he was a Lt. when he wrote that note: Free Creoles are not the same as slaves... Lousiana turned down their service at the beginning of the war. They were called ed the Native Guard ... Later some fought for the union at Port Hudson...

Native Guard were allowed to form but the Richmond Government had no intentions to arm the unit.
If i consider a second scenario, where Richmond was more lax about recruiting and arming creoles and other freemen, I'll give it more thought.

 

[5fish]

I found this...
Mobile County, Alabama

1907 Census of Confederate Veterans

http://genealogytrails.com/ala/mobile/mobile_civil_1907.html

No 76
Full Name; CLEVELAND, GEORGE HUGGINS Present Post Office; Mobile Ala Was born on Oct 28th, 1834 at Mobile in the county of Mobile in the state of Ala; First entered the service as Lieutenant on Oct 8th, 1861 at Mobile Ala in the Co G 38th Ala Infy and continued until paroled at Meridian Miss May 10th, 1865

Found where he is buried:

http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/mobile/military/civilwar/other/someconf79nmt.txt

Cleveland, George Huggins
He was born Oct 12, 1834, he died Oct 14, 1919.
He enlisted Mobile AL as 1st Sgt later 1st Lt in Company G, 38th Alabama
Infantry. He is buried in the Magnolia Cemetery Mobile County.

It is unmarked: http://www.southerncemeteries.org/1907census/mobilecounty,1907.html
Magnolia Cemetery
Mobile County, Alabama
Unmarked Grave

Cleveland, George Huggins--Born: 12 October 1834, Died: 14 October 1919 (Co. G, 38th Alabama) Lot 208, Square 21, Unmarked Grave

Marriage info: https://www.myheritage.com/names/cecilia_cleveland

 

[5fish]

If i consider a second scenario, where Richmond was more lax about recruiting and arming creoles and other freemen, I'll give it more thought.

If you really step back the Confederate government did not want any men of color carrying firearms... It was not until later in the war and desperation began to take hold that the idea even started to take hold... If they allowed slaves or freemen to fight their whole argument for slavery is proven foul... Making them fighting men undermines the **** argument makes them equal to whites...