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Miles Ingram (ca 1843-1890) was a slave of the Joseph Ingram plantation near Rogersville in Lauderdale County and a private in Co H, 111th Inf, United States Colored Troops (USCT). The 21 year-old, 5 feet 9 inches Ingram enlisted on February 20, 1864…

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Anthony Brannon (1843-1929), a son of Wilkins and Adline Brannon, one of approx. 70 men who served in USCT regiments from Lauderdale County, enlisted in Co H, 111th Infantry, United States Colored Troops when he was 20 years old.

Five feet eight…

An Old Colored Woman Named Mely Decatur.jpg
An August 5, 1882 Florence Gazette notice that an elderly black woman named Mely Decatur, who lived near Pruitton, in north-central Lauderdale County, had "received the sung little sum of $2,180, from the Federal Treasury, on account of services…

Ab Tries to Enlist FG Wed June 5 1861 p 3.jpg
A June 5, 1861 Florence Gazette article reporting that "a cripled [sic] free colored man, who is known by the name of Ab [Abe?]," attempted to enlist in Capt. Houston's Confederate company "last Monday." On being told he couldn't enlist he "gave all…

Reuben Patterson and Lutie Patton UCV Reunion 1920s from Sweetwater Collection.jpg
A series of photos and newspaper articles on former Morgan County, AL slave and Confederate body-servant Reuben Patterson (1836-1928) who went to war as the body-servant of Morgan County attorney and future TN state legislator Col. Josiah Patterson…

US Army Calls foir Negroes FG Thurs Apr 12 1917 p 1.jpg
An April 12, 1917 Florence Herald notice that the US Army is looking for Negro men to enlist and that they may do so at the recruiting station in the Federal Post Office Building.

Colored Mass Meeting FH Thurs Apr 12 1917 p 1.jpg
An April 12, 1917 Florence Herald notice for an upcoming mass meeting of the Tri-Cities black community (to which whites are also invited) at the Courthouse in Florence on Tuesday night, April 17, at 7:30 pm for the purposes of discussing the…

No Slackers Here FH Thurs June 7 1917 p 1.jpg
A June 7, 1917 Florence Herald report on the registration for the draft in Lauderdale County, which showed that out of 690 registrations in the Florence beat, 250 were African-American, and in the Woodland and Smithsonia beats of the bend of the…

Colored Soldiers Go Forth FT Fri Aug 9 1918.jpg
An August 9, 1918 Florence Times report of "another contingent of colored men" who left Florence for basic training at Camp McClellan at Anniston, the men identified as: Ernest Gordon, Bill Martin, Willie Chisholm, Albert Wilson, John L. Chessier, …

US Nitrate Plant No Two One of Busiest Places in South FH Thurs Dec 19 1918 p 1.jpg
A December 19, 1918 Florence Herald report on US Nitrate Plant No. 2 which gives the total number of workers as 15,170 then gives a breakdown of the number of workers in the various sections and camps of the plant, including a breakdown of the…
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