"I much wrother souldier then to be any thing else"

"How would you like to command a colored regiment?"

"To the colored man the service offers a career"

"A minimum number, which should be of the best"

"So long a service in the wilderness"

"To promote the moral and intellectual welfare of the men"

"Not so varied and filled with pleasure"

"Serious breaches of discipline and morality"

"A trial will bring out the whole matter"

"The result of outrageous treatment"

"The colored troops have made a favorable impression"

"Some regular army prejudice to overcome"

"Just chored around and did whatever he could get to do."