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Re: CHM-2019- Black Confederates From the O.R.s

In the White Oak Civil War Museum in Falmouth, Virginia there is a display celebrating Black Confederate soldiers. Included is a document "O.R. - SERIES I - VOLUME XXV/1 [S# 39]" The heading is

April 27-May6, 1863-The Chancellorsville Campaign
No. 203.-Report of Col Peter H. Allabach, One hundred and thirty-first Pennsylvania Infantry, commanding Second Brigade

One paragraph reads, "In obedience to these orders, at about 11 o'clock I advanced with these two regiments forward through the wood, under a severe fire of shell, grape, and canister. I encountered their skirmishers when near the farther edge of the wood. Allow me to state that the skirmishers of the enemy were negroes. Slight skirmishing going on until retiring."

The report is from Colonel Allabach to Brig. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Commanding Third Division, Fifth Army Corps.

Peter Hollingshead Allabach
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Report written in part by Stonewall Jackson :

"Colonel Stuart reports his capture of an entire company (the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers), with the exception of the captain. Three, resisting, were killed. He further reports that "one of the enemy was killed by a negro of Captain Carter's and one of Captain Patrick's company." The following is his list of prisoners: Forty-three privates, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers; one second lieutenant, one surgeon, one (position not know), but all of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers; one private First Wisconsin Volunteers; two privates Second U. S. Cavalry, mounted and equipped; making a total of forty-nine. He reports one wounded and two missing. The enemy, he states, entered Martinsburg at 12 m. to-day".

Read the full report here :
War of the Rebellion: Serial 002 Page 0186 OPERATIONS IN MD., PA., VA., AND W. VA. Chapter IX.

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