Source for this article?

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

Saw this on facebook with "New Orleans, December 6, 1861".

I'd like a source for it but I can't find anything on it.

 

[JeffFromSyracuse]

There was no such law passed. There were Black, Brown, Red, and Yellow men in the Confederate Army.

If it wasn't forbidden, then why did the Confederate Congress have to pass a law allowing for the enlistment of Black troops in March 1865?

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

If it wasn't forbidden, then why did the Confederate Congress have to pass a law allowing for the enlistment of Black troops in March 1865?

They passed a law to enlist and arm slaves in the last two months of the war. Not every person of color was a slave.

 

[Quiet1]

I found it!

Nov. 22, 1861
Richmond Whig (aka Richhmond Whig and Public Advertiser)
(though it may have been "copied" from a New Orleans newspaper, as they seem to have done that a lot back then. Or the New Orelans newspaper may have copied from the Whig, given that the never-incorrect Facebook citation says December.)

The article below it seems like it could be the "backstory" of the same event.
Or not.
You decide.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

With all due respect to everyone that's posted a response here. This is probably not a forum for this subject. We have numerous forums for discussing the service of Confederates of Color. One of which lists well over 900 of these men, free & slave, researched through service, census, and pension records along with other sources. This is a very divisive subject that usually angers some folks. That's why it was separated from the other forums. If anyone is truly interested I invite you to the forums dedicated to this subject. Here's two good starting places:

Brass Napoleon Award - Black Southerners and the Confederate Cause--What the newspapers said: 1861-1865 | Legends of Black Confederates

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[Johnny_Reb_1865]

There was no such law. In fact, there were laws passed that ensured that Black Teamsters, cooks, and musicians were paid equally as white soldiers. Captain William Thomas Jones Company C 35th NC was born a slave.

Are you sure about Captain Thomas?? What's the evidence?

 

[Nathan Stuart]

I can't find any evidence that he was a free man of color, can you? The civil war soldiers and sailor's database claims he mustered in and out as captain, which sounds unlikely for a fifer!

Couldn't find any evidence that he mustered out as captain, and unaware of his service beyond Belmont.

Found below link that might have some useful information though:

Black Confederate / Union Negro Servant

 

[19thGeorgia]

Graham probably died during the war as I do not find him in census records. There are only three existing rolls for his company (G)-
1. August 22-November 1, 1861 (dated Columbus, KY, January 22, 1862)
2. Not dated (received by the War Dept. May 18, 1862)
3. Chattanooga, TN, July 19, 1863

Graham appears on only the first roll so we know he survived to that time. He must have died soon thereafter - either of sickness or disease or at the Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862).

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[John Hartwell]

N.O. Daily Crescent, Nov. 15, 1861:

Copied Nov 22 in Richmond Whig.