Could this be the same group?-
"The Pensacola Observer, of June 29th, contains the following....
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We have been informed by our worthy Mayor that the free colored people of our city have come forward this morning, voluntarily taking the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States, and have organized a military company, numbering thirty-six men, who offer their services to the authorities for the protection of our city."
Daily Constitutionalist, July 4, 1861