'Changed Condititions' illustration   Save
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Description: Illustration 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. Caption reads: "The Confederate Generals Edward Johnson and G. H. Stewart, as prisoners, under guard of Phalanx Soldiers, May 12th, 1864." ALTERNATE TEXT: A scene during the American Civil War: Two Confederate generals stand in a camp. They are both wearing jackets and hats. A soldier stands to the right of the generals, wielding a gun over his shoulder and a hat. Other soldiers surround them, either standing or sitting. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: blackphalanx_61
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center