From the Richmond Enquirer, 3/23/1865
THE CORPS D’AFRIQUE. – The appearance of the battalion
of colored troops on the Square, yesterday afternoon, attracted thousands of our
citizens to the spot, all eager to catch a glimpse of the sable soldiers. The
bearing of the negroes elicited universal commendation. While on the Square,
they went through the manual of arms in a manner which would have done credit to
veteran soldiers, while the evolutions of the line were executed with promptness
and precision. As an appropriate recognition of their promptness in forming the
first battalion of colored troops in the Confederacy, we suggest to the ladies
of Richmond the propriety of presenting the battalion with an appropriate
banner.
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