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For assistance in understanding rights, obtaining permissions, or requesting files for publication or research purposes, please contact us at <a href=\"www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist\">www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist</a>"},{"label":"Citation","value":"Creator (if known), Title, Date (if known), GettDigital: Civil War Era Collection, Special Collections and College Archives, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Access Date, Link to Item"},{"label":"Genre","value":["Political cartoons"]},{"label":"Part of","value":["Civil War Era (1830-1877) GettDigital Collection"]},{"label":"Era","value":["War Years"]},{"label":"Subject","value":["United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans","Recruiting and Enlistments","Confederate States of America. Army","Strategy--History--19th Century","Confederate States of America","Slavery--United States--19th century"]},{"label":"Periodical","value":["Harper's Weekly"]},{"label":"Metadata Researcher","value":"Gross, Matthew R."},{"label":"Language","value":["eng"]},{"label":"Description","value":"This cartoon is commenting on the proposal by several Confederate authorities to recruit black troops. Henry W. Allen (Louisiana Governor) says to James W. Seddon (Confederate Sec. of War) that it is obvious that black troops can fight from the field experience with Union Colored Regiments. Similarly the Richmond Enquirer proposes that opening service to blacks and offering them freedom will not only bring them to fight for the Confederacy, but will draw them away from the Union as well. The depiction above is a mockery of these propositions as the \"First Colored Rebel Regiment\" run joyfully toward the Union ranks exclaiming \"We's free\" and \"Hurrah! Fur Massa Linkum.\" Despite controversy over this measure among Confederate leaders, an act was passed in March 1865 allowing the enlistment of black troops following the urging of General Robert E. Lee. However, this act saw very limited success."},{"label":"Creator","value":["Bellew, Frank"]},{"label":"Alternate Title","value":"[By our Prophetic Artist] \"The time has come for us to put into the army every able-bodied negro man as a soldier. We have learned from dear-bought experience that negroes can be taught to fight. I would free all able to bear arms, and put them into the field at once. They will make much better soldiers with us than against us, and swell the now depleted ranks of our armies.\" Henry W. Allen (Rebel Governor of Louisiana) to James W. Seddon (Rebel Secretary of War.) September 26, 1864. \"The Conscription of Negroes should be accompanied with freedom and the privilege of remaining in the State. When it is once understood that freedom and a home in the South are privileges offered by the Confederate Authorities, not only will desertions from our ranks be unfrequent, but the drafted negroes of the Yankee Armies will exchange services. Nor should this important subject be prejudiced with questions about putting negroes on an equality with our friends, brothers, and fathers.\"--Richmond Enquirer, October 18."},{"label":"Date","value":"D:05 M:11 Y:1864"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"1864-11-05;"},{"label":"Title","value":"Impetuous Charge of the First Colored Rebel Regiment"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll2/id/64"}],"description":"Impetuous Charge of the First Colored Rebel Regiment","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/fd7e2828-1580-460d-894b-413c422a4ad4/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Impetuous Charge of the First Colored Rebel Regiment","height":570,"width":713,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/fd7e2828-1580-460d-894b-413c422a4ad4/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/fd7e2828-1580-460d-894b-413c422a4ad4","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":570,"width":713},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/fd7e2828-1580-460d-894b-413c422a4ad4/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/fd7e2828-1580-460d-894b-413c422a4ad4/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/fd7e2828-1580-460d-894b-413c422a4ad4/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}