'A Phalanx Regiment Recieving a Gift of Colors' illustration   Save
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Description: Illustration of Phalanx soldiers receiving a gift of colors from "The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861-'65" by Joseph T. Wilson. ALTERNATE TEXT: Two African American soldiers stand in the middle of a crowd, up on a stage or raised platform. The two men are holding American flags, and one waves to the crowd with a smile on his face. A man sits to the left of the American American soldiers, while a crowd of soldiers and women stand behind them. A crowd of African Americans are below the stage, cheering on the two African American soldiers. Behind the stage is a large American flag and trees to the right of the flag. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: blackphalanx_45
Subjects: African American soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center