"Lee Surrendered. We Didn't! Colbert and Lauderdale Heroes of the 1860s."

"Lee Surrendered. We Didn't! Colbert and Lauderdale Heroes of the 1860s."

This is a photograph of the 1921 Confederate Veterans reunion at Mars Hill. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Part of a Landrum Studios photo of the August 30, 1921 annual Mars Hill United Confederate Veterans Reunion showing black Confederates from left, George W. Seawright (standing hold...

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Main Author: Landrum, G.W.
Format: Electronic
Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/439
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collection Community Collection
building Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
publisher Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
topic Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle Photographs, documents, and clippings
"Lee Surrendered. We Didn't! Colbert and Lauderdale Heroes of the 1860s."
Landrum, G.W.
fulltopic Photographs, documents, and clippings
Community; George W. Seawright
description This is a photograph of the 1921 Confederate Veterans reunion at Mars Hill. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Part of a Landrum Studios photo of the August 30, 1921 annual Mars Hill United Confederate Veterans Reunion showing black Confederates from left, George W. Seawright (standing holding umbrella), Reuben Patterson (seated next to Seawright and holding cane), and Peter Stewart. Approximately 18 African-American men from Florence-Lauderdale served in the Confederate States Army as body-servants and/or cooks. Five of these Lauderdale County men routinely attended United Confederate Veterans reunions (local and national) after the war. Bizarre as it sounds to us, it is a little known fact to the general public but long known by academic historians that an estimated 15,000 and 30,000 black men, slave and free, served within Confederate States' armies, many under compulsion, others willingly. Most of these men were never officially enlisted, serving as body servants to white soldiers, as musicians, cooks, teamsters, hospital orderlies or in Confederate States labor battalions. Several former Confederate states awarded pensions to eligible body servants after the war. The Confederate Congress authorized regiments of all-black Confederate States Colored Troop regiments however these regiments, organized near the end of the war, saw very little combat, though the men who served in them were officially enlisted with service records. Many of these men faithfully attended UCV reunions after the war."
spelling "Lee Surrendered. We Didn't! Colbert and Lauderdale Heroes of the 1860s." Landrum, G.W.Community; George W. SeawrightThis is a photograph of the 1921 Confederate Veterans reunion at Mars Hill. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Part of a Landrum Studios photo of the August 30, 1921 annual Mars Hill United Confederate Veterans Reunion showing black Confederates from left, George W. Seawright (standing holding umbrella), Reuben Patterson (seated next to Seawright and holding cane), and Peter Stewart. Approximately 18 African-American men from Florence-Lauderdale served in the Confederate States Army as body-servants and/or cooks. Five of these Lauderdale County men routinely attended United Confederate Veterans reunions (local and national) after the war. Bizarre as it sounds to us, it is a little known fact to the general public but long known by academic historians that an estimated 15,000 and 30,000 black men, slave and free, served within Confederate States' armies, many under compulsion, others willingly. Most of these men were never officially enlisted, serving as body servants to white soldiers, as musicians, cooks, teamsters, hospital orderlies or in Confederate States labor battalions. Several former Confederate states awarded pensions to eligible body servants after the war. The Confederate Congress authorized regiments of all-black Confederate States Colored Troop regiments however these regiments, organized near the end of the war, saw very little combat, though the men who served in them were officially enlisted with service records. Many of these men faithfully attended UCV reunions after the war."Lee Freeman1921-08-30Still ImageJPGLee_Surrendered_We_Didn't_Photo.jpg George_W_Seawright_1921_Landrum_Photo.jpg Reuben_Patteston_from_Landrum_1921_vets_photo.jpghttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/439https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/0da2cede2c3ad4f31ccfea50ef58dd59.jpg?Expires=1708560000&Signature=Fc88uGQbN7tJ6z7N43O5owYGW3NVx281vpSyH9nY3famwyQy7DINWqL0LL47DvqD1BanQcjLXchAu7LuNrhLFFivIx9OnL7aMtzW3d5LQT2EwXauJu7jqEjfIBw8t%7EHlf%7EDXOtry-wuPWyJmRiZq1Liq%7EP95OtYz9fAAGvAk9JzhbsvhXmbBirxB-bDW2QonPY5HKqKe%7EbNIUKNHzBc-uQQCRtEvc9OJji3SVc2KIycM8PGvyj6-3OD8ptSergI2N8kwHi1UUjDaIjJBMzUCsNcH7BZBKi2NHkodr9lxK5RB0uShSDcWFUx0fLXGTjFyGHwgmCt4aCuVl3%7E1ToKtYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMhttps://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/584af2f41e9ff24771d4b011fca5794d.jpg?Expires=1708560000&Signature=mEhcWG0lGheCoVIdiqtkQ9PqRCuK6NtthedUb%7ET6p6Gun8jaglw68rUAeEWWN3KQKRdaMtp7-T-1a7Rxu848oofbSDpQGJvPqclmlC3eqJI8Uud3ppfXAvktwdhwSKENVRVnG3oJ11SysLjzHjOQxoZbqckHk3Yy4E1jDUFMkV5PTmg1CC4V794N7LQ8FyvPXYMV10pP3M6y36%7Eaad%7EUk94iYfltPHsf31MI1a6OTKnxegKntxMenbGEb%7EiYBm4WS5ouDq6uMh-0h7WPivXWakeVLIAfKbt3TX%7EgZ37nAAP7QiqK1fmImIHB0ewKVakM74kJP6qikfkRO-w7Aevh2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMhttps://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/a1e25a86587e4c933f5ca1253632ed01.jpg?Expires=1708560000&Signature=NAeheKUYT8OcgWsuW75Hf1jx0SdTEnINg2VJBr7TMVRBLz5hce%7EKSAdviGG1pRzTJh-IsVgsfiTXHm9Z7%7E%7E-bhx2z%7E7xY--y9LFIhItNwUPaZ%7E4y47tqdGfWQEl81dMixajpKktpbxdz22qdZCRuhgIJ%7EiC4DITrbJPUs782pY5f4zteF4GBaumy0UZsMZv-VpwWoFPPdXpC588Chym0md21atE3TCzueaBHmsGad3KhRlAgGVqRre3d3DyMwxc41n2JoYw6e4eKw8Pzmu67JJg5-E%7EQ6aMF4AguGuQfcIxGKO1KFoO0eyGE3aIwgUD-xSkM-Y1GSnC2Tjnh2yMfQA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMLandrum StudiosEnglishImages are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
title "Lee Surrendered. We Didn't! Colbert and Lauderdale Heroes of the 1860s."
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