of Slaves/Freedmen
in Confederate Uniform
Based on a magazine article by Daniel M. Roper titled "At One Moment in Time" in the Winter 2011 Issue of Georgia Backroads, there are "only eight known photographs showing a slave wearing a Confederate uniform." Therefore, this page is based on the research to identify the eight photographs. If you know of additional pictures email info at blackconfederatesoldiers.com.
PHOTOGRAPH 1
Burrell ,Body Servant of
John Wallace Comer, CSA 2nd Lieutenant
57th Alabama Infantry
Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History
PHOTOGRAPH 2
Silas Chandler, Former Slave of
Andrew Martin Chandler
44th Mississippi Infantry (Company F)
Source: PBS Antiques Roadshow (January 18, 2010): Confederate Master & Slave Tintype, ca. 1861
Video Documentary: Forgotten Men in Gray by Stan Armstrong
PHOTOGRAPH 3
Slaves who served with
the 7th Tennessee Cavalry
Source: Tom Farish Collection
Secondary Source: The Civil War in Spotsylvania County
PHOTOGRAPH 4
Four servants who served with
Robert Wallace Shand (Standing with slaves on left)
2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Company C)
Photo Source: Library of Congress
Secondary Source: The Civil War in Spotsylvania County
and
Find-A-Grave: Lieutenant Robert Wallace Shand
PHOTOGRAPH 5
John Terrell who served with
Brigadier General J. B. White
6th Tennessee Cavalry (Company D)
Secondary Source: Latin American Studies
PHOTOGRAPH 6
Confederate Captain and Bodyservant are Unknown
Photographer: A.J. Riddle (Macon, Georgia)
Source: The David Wynn Vaughan Collection
Secondary Source: Georgia Backroads 2011 Winter Print Issue
Secondary Source: Gainesville Times
PHOTOGRAPH 7
Scott, slave of
First Lieutenant Archiblad C. McKinley
57th Georgia Regiment
Source: Georgia College: Online Exhibits at Georgia College
Secondary Source: Scott Walker, Author of Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia
PHOTOGRAPH 8
Slave with
5th Georgia Regiment Infantry Regiment (Company A)
Note: The original of this image, taken on a wet plate glass negative
printed the image backwards,
causing the "CR" on the tent and bucket to be reversed.
Source: Eastern Digital Resources: The War for Southern Independence