'A Gallant Charge' 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 22nd Negro Regiment, Duncan's Brigade, carrying the first line of Confederate works before Petersburg, Va." ALTERNATE TEXT: A line of men rush forward on a battlefield surrounded by trees. One man leads a charge towards a small river. They carry guns and two of the men are holding flags. Scattered around are wounded or dying men, injured from the present battle. There are also smaller groups of men on the other side of the water, near the trees. There is a house in the middle right of the scene. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: blackphalanx_35
Subjects: African American soldiers; Battlefields; African American men; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center