Hi Mike -

pretty much all I know re the Negro soldiers at Port Hudson and Jackson, LA are in the two URLs that I posted above. You might want to contact James Hollingsworth (sp?) re more details.

I am VERY interested in your book/research re the 9th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion when you are finished and/or willing to share info. PLEASE keep me posted on this.

Am particularly keen to know whether or not your ancestor kept any diaries/wrote letters that mention "The Col" (my g-grandpa's nickname for his brother-in-law, John Griffith).

Thanks for your posting!!!!

y.o.s.,

Kenneth Byrd