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The military and historical portrait group of the officers of the Third North Carolina U. S. V. Infantry in the war with Spain, commanded by Colonel James H. Young. The first negro regiment ever organized and entirely officered by colored men

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Kurz and Allison Art Studio

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Commemorative print containing a collage of portraits (after photographs) of members from the North Carolina regiment, one of the only African-American commanded regiments, which was mustered into service July 23 1898. Sitters attired in uniforms. Portraits depict Maj. Andrew J. Walker; Maj. A. J. Haywood; Maj. J. E. Dellinger; Dr. David A. Lane; Lieut. Col. C. S. L. A. Taylor; Col. James H. Young; Chaplain Henry Durham; Adjutant E. E. Smith; 1st Lieut. Marcus W. Alston; Capt. James E. Hamlin; Capt. J. T. York; Capt. Joseph J. Hood; 1st Lieut. M. T. Pope; Capt. David J. Gilmer; Capt. William A. Carpenter; Capt. R. H. Alexander; Capt. P. H. Smith; Capt. S. O. Mason; Capt. Thos. Leatherwood; 1st Lieut. J. C. Graham; 1st Lieut. P. H. Haywood; 1st Lieut. H. S. Christmas; 1st Lieut. W. T. Powell; 1st Lieut. E. L. Watkins; 1st Lieut. H. T. Scott; 1st Lieut. H. L. Joyner; 1st. Lieut. J. W. B. Murphy; 1st Lieut. Harrison B. Brown; 2nd Lieut. H. H. Taylor; 2nd Lieut. Jacob J. Jones; 2nd Lieut. Gray J. Tool; 2nd Lieut. William E. Mitchell; 2nd Lieut. I. F. Moore; 2nd Lieut. T. L. Taylor; 2nd Lieut. J. I. Allen; and 2nd Lieut. Samuel F. Taylor. Also contains battle and camp scenes; an American eagle with a shield; biographies of the depicted officers, predominately businessmen and professional; and a brief history of the regiment captioned "A New Epoch In Our History."; Kurz and Allison Art Studio, Chicago.; Printed lower right corner: Agents Wanted...

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Keywords

  1. African American Officers
  2. African Americans
  3. Alexander, R. H
  4. Allen, J. I
  5. Alston, Marcus W
  6. Armed Forces
  7. Brown, Harrison B
  8. Carpenter, William A
  9. Christmas, H. S
  10. Commemorative Prints
  11. Dellinger, J. E
  12. Durham, Henry
  13. Gilmer, David J
  14. Graham, J. C
  15. Hamlin, James E
  16. Haywood, A. J
  17. Haywood, P. H
  18. Hood, Joseph J
  19. Jones, Jacob J
  20. Joyner, H. L
  21. Lane, David A
  22. Leatherwood, Thomas L
  23. Lithographs
  24. Mason, Samuel O
  25. Mitchell, William E
  26. Moore, I. F
  27. Murphy, J. W. B
  28. Pope, M. T
  29. Portrait Prints
  30. Powell, W. T
  31. Scott, H. T
  32. Smith, E. E
  33. Smith, P. H
  34. Spanish American War, 1898
  35. Taylor, C. S. L. A
  36. Taylor, H. H
  37. Taylor, Samuel F
  38. Taylor, T. L
  39. Tool, Gray J
  40. United States
  41. Walker, Andrew J
  42. Watkins, Edward L
  43. York, J. T
  44. Young, James H
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