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America’s Civil War: Louisiana Native Guards

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Captain Cailloux’s remains were not recovered until Port Hudson fell on July 8, at which time they were sent home to New Orleans for burial. His funeral was attended by both blacks and whites. Cailloux may have boasted that he was the blackest man in America, but heroism knows no color line.

This article was written by Robert P. Broadwater and originally appeared in the March 2004 issue of America’s Civil War.

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