tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734338450587111138.post4621373505233265244..comments2023-10-18T02:04:41.258-07:00Comments on The USCT Chronicle: A Soldier of the 110th US Colored InfantryAngela Y. Walton-Rajihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734338450587111138.post-85743120206092046712011-06-09T11:25:08.385-07:002011-06-09T11:25:08.385-07:00Yes, anecdotes about lone black "confederates...Yes, anecdotes about lone black "confederates" are interesting to read. Whether "honorary" chaplains or attendees at reunions 50 years later---their stories entertain the wishful no question. But their stories pale when compared to the documented histories of the freedom fighters of the US Colored Troops. The USCTs were never "honorary" soldiers they were trained soldiers and their honor can never be challenged. <br /><br />There is no "authentication" from photos taken at reunions---when no records, nor written accounts of such men were made at the time of their "service". <br /><br />The stories of 179,000 freedom fighters trump the stories every time, of lone individuals heralded by the wishful for something that never was. <br /><br />But one thing is certain, the photos are what they are--just interesting pictures that do make for interesting conversation but they do not alter records, nor change history.Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734338450587111138.post-55441411023957388262011-06-09T01:47:20.682-07:002011-06-09T01:47:20.682-07:00The image of Charles Page Hicks may be that of Lou...The image of Charles Page Hicks may be that of Louis Napoleon Nelson, C.S.A.. Nelson served with the 7th Tenn Cavalry and fought at Shiloh, Chickamauga & Brice's Crossroads. He was entered on the Tennessee CSA Pension Rolls and attended, most probably, all of the reunions of the 7th Cav.<br /><br />Herein below are some URLs regarding Nelson and the Civil War.<br /><br />http://users.ameritech.net/michael648/CwVetsFrame.html<br /><br />http://kevinmweeks.com/wordpress/?p=1417<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/jstephenconn/3723852517/<br /><br />http://www.confederatedigest.com/2009/07/in-defense-of-his-confederate-pride.html<br /><br />http://www.blackconfederatesoldiers.com/authentic_photographs_black_confederate_soldiers_36.html<br /><br />http://blackconfederatesoldiers.com/alabama_confederate_states_pensions_15.htmlMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331695864590620182noreply@blogger.com