'Assault of the Second Louisiana (Colored) Regiment' illustration   Save
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Description: Illustration of the 2nd La. Colored Regiment at the Battle of Fort Hudson, titled "Assault of the Second Louisiana (Colored) Regiment on the Confederate Works at Fort Hudson, May 27th, 1863." Caption reads: "From a Sketch by F. B. Schell." ALTERNATE TEXT: A Union troop of African American solders charge uphill towards Rebel soldiers in a chaotic battle scene. The field is covered in grass and the sky is filled with smoke and dust from the battle. A red and white "11 Rgt Louisiana" flag can be seen to the middle left of the fight. The soldiers carry guns with bayonets while some soldiers carry swords. Injured and or dead men are laying around the ground as a result of the violence. A man towards the right side of the scene carries an American flag near a Confederate soldier wielding a Confederate flag. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_OVS21_secondlouisiana_1
Subjects: African American soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center