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Conference on the Louisiana Native Guards - 2012

St. Francisville/Port Hudson, Louisiana

Saturday, June 15, 2002

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Jim Hollandsworth, PhD, Conference Director, and Associate Provost at the University of Southern Mississippi and a lecturer in the Department of History. He is the author of 'The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience During the Civil War.'

Jim Hollandsworth, PhD, Conference Director, and Associate Provost at the University of Southern Mississippi and a lecturer in the Department of History. He is the author of 'The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience During the Civil War.'

Looking northwest on Telegraph Road towards the Native Guards battle site which was flooded.

Looking northwest on Telegraph Road towards the Native Guards battle site which was flooded.

Presentation near the battle site on Telegraph Road by Mike Fraering, Curator, Port Hudson State Historic Site.

Presentation near the battle site on Telegraph Road by Mike Fraering, Curator, Port Hudson State Historic Site.

Discussions, questions and answers on Telegraph Road.

Discussions, questions and answers on Telegraph Road.

Looking in a northerly direction on Telegraph Road at the edge of the flood area.

Looking in a northerly direction on Telegraph Road at the edge of the flood area.

Frank Smith, PhD., Director, African American Civil War Memorial and William Gladstone, Civil War Historian and author of Men of Color. <br /><br /> <a href='http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/'>Visit the African American Civil War Memorial Site</a>

Frank Smith, PhD., Director, African American Civil War Memorial and William Gladstone, Civil War Historian and author of Men of Color.

Visit the African American Civil War Memorial Site

Isiah Edwards, Moderator, Meet the Descendants

Isiah Edwards, Moderator, Meet the Descendants

Elaine Tyler and Murry Dorty, Military Historian and Re-enactor

Elaine Tyler and Murry Dorty, Military Historian and Re-enactor

Native Guard Descendants

Native Guard Descendants

Bliss Broyard, Naurine Vaiton-White and Mary E. Gehman, author of 'The Free People of Color of New Orleans.'

Bliss Broyard, Naurine Vaiton-White and Mary E. Gehman, author of 'The Free People of Color of New Orleans.'

C. P. Weaver, Editor of 'Thank God My Regiment an African One: The Civil War Diary of Colonel Nathan W. Daniels'

C. P. Weaver, Editor of 'Thank God My Regiment an African One: The Civil War Diary of Colonel Nathan W. Daniels'

Jerry McRae and Bliss Broyard

Jerry McRae and Bliss Broyard

Naurine Vaiton-White<br />Creoles Sans Limites

Naurine Vaiton-White
Creoles Sans Limites

Asa Gordon, Secretary General, Sons & Daughters of the United States Colored Troops

Asa Gordon, Secretary General, Sons & Daughters of the United States Colored Troops

Hungry bunch waiting for food at Arceneaux!

Hungry bunch waiting for food at Arceneaux!

Hungry bunch waiting for food at Arceneaux!

Hungry bunch waiting for food at Arceneaux!

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