FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL (150TH ANNIVERSARY) OF THE THIRD U. S. COLORED CAVALRYS CIVIL WAR FREEDOM FIGHTING ACTIONS ON EXPEDITION FROM VICKSBURG TO WOODVILLE MISSISSIPPI 150 YEARS AGO THE THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER 1864! TOMORROW OCTOBER 4TH, AND OCTOBER 5TH THE FIGHT IN WOODVILLE WILL BE ON. STAY TUNED AND SEE THE SCRIPT MY PERSON HAVE WRITTEN FOR THE ROLE PLAY ACTOR TO TELL THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THE EXPEDITION AND FIGHTING OF THE THIRD U. S. COLORED CAVALRY AT PORT GIBSON, FAYETTE, NATCHEZ AND WOODVILLE AT OUR 7TH ANNUAL BLACK AND BLUE CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY EVENT ON 10-25-14 Leaving Natchez October 4, 1864 One hundred fifty years ago today. THE FIGHT NEAR WOODVILLE, MISS. Capture of Holmes Louisiana Battery, October 6, 1864. In reference to the capture of the above named battery. Lieutenant Farley, Third U. S. Colored Cavalry, makes the following statement Our brigade, composed of detachments from the Second Wisconsin Cavalry, 4th, 5th, and 11th Illinois Cavalry, and Third U. S. Colored Cavalry, one Section of the 26th Ohio Battery, and one Section of the Second Illinois Light Artillery, in all about 1,250 men, Colonel E. D. Osband commanding, took boats at Natchez, Miss., on October 4, 1864, and proceeded down the river to Tunica Bend, where we were to disembark and proceed inland in the direction of Woodville, Miss. We were to cooperate with other troops sent out at the same time, one column overland from Natchez, and another from Morganza, further down the river, the object being to harass the enemy, break up their recruiting camps and capture stock and supplies.” “On the 4th the following arrangements were made: Colonel Osband with his original force, and in addition a detachment of Fourth Illinois Cavalry (stationed at Natchez), making in all about 1,200 men, to embark on the transports in the evening and proceed to Tunica Bend, down river, then debarking at daylight on the 5th to proceed at once to Woodville and beyond; the Twenty-ninth Illinois Infantry, Col. L. Kent, stationed at Natchez, about 500 strong, to embark also and land at Tunica Bend and march across the peninsula to Fort Adams, there to await Colonel Osband; The reports of the subordinate commanders, herewith transmitted, show how satisfactorily these operations were executed. I notified General Lawler of the delay in my operations, and on the 5th he again threw out a force in the direction of Clinton.” 6th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery and 58th U. S. Colored Infantry both organized at Natchez Mississippi starting in the Freedom Summer of 1863 Col. B. G. Farrar, Sixth U.S. Colored Artillery (Heavy), with 1,000 infantry detailed from Brigadier-General Braymans command at post of Natchez, to proceed to Havards Ferry on Homochitto River, twenty-six miles from Natchez, there to await the cavalry forces on their return toward Natchez. At the time the transports leave here 1,000 infantry and a section of artillery will march to Kingston and Havards Ferry 15. James Wright of the Sixth Heavy Colored Artillery (Kofi Jeremy Houston) Get infantry uniform Script written by Ser Boxley for 10-25-14 Black & Blue My name is James Wright, I was a slave fo de War, Born into slavery on John Rucker’s plantation, So was my brothers Nathan Wright Sr, and George Wright, We’s all field hands, Me and George was married on de Rucker plantation. Nathan Sr. married Laura Calvit who was raised On de Jonathan Rucker plantation, We’s all be slaves til de war cum, When de war cum, Us’en run away, from the Rucker plantation, and jined in with de Union army, I first jined with de U. S. Colored heavy artillery, but later I was volunteered fer to cum a member of de 58th U. S. Colored Infantry, Ya see, many of us’n in de 6th heavy artillery Was recruited to be en da 58th infantry, They took a number of us’n and make us 58th, That’s how they first got up the soldiers for da 58th You can see my name on both de 6th heavy colored artillery And 58th colored infantry soldiers’ register, My brothers George and Nathan they be in da 58th only, While wid the 6th heavy, we see plenty action, Mainly we go out looking to catch some Confederate rebels, They be all the time carrying out a hit and run type of fighting, So we’d do the same, we be guerilla fighting them back, Just lik they be guerilla fighting us’en, Us’en go out on raids getting after them rebels, what always roaming the countryside on both sides of the river, Causing heap of trouble for Negroes and Union soldiers, We was the 2nd Mississippi Volunteer Heavy Artillery, fo coming to be the 6th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, Heavy artillery means us shoot de be cannons guns, Come 1864, we see plenty action, We be in a big fight in Vidalia in February, In July of 1864, we be in a fight near by dee White Hall plantation, Right there en Concordia Parish lousiana, In this fight we loose seven or eight or so Ob us colored heavy artillerymen, killed by dem devilish rebel soldiers, We ain’t loose this many at one time for the whole war, In August 1864, we be busy just a marching all over de place, Chasing after them rebels, Cum first ob October 1864, one thousand ob us 6th Heavy, And 58th U. S. Colored soldiers, Under Brigadier-General Braymans command at Natchez, Marched toward Kingston Mississippi, We marched to Havards Ferry on Homochitto River, Twenty-six miles from Natchez, Us was to take control ob de ribber crossings, On da Homochitto Ribber, Then cross on over and march on to Woodville to, Meet up wid de Third U. S. Colored Cavalry fer to attack some rebels at Woodville, De Homochitto ribber water was too high to cross, And us’n turn back to Natchez wid cattle, Horses and sheep us done captured along de way, Show wish we cud make it all de way to Woodville, We hear dat de 3rd Colored Cavalry under command of Major-General Dana helped whip them Confederates soldiers Please note: Nathan Wright, James Wright, George Wright and Richard Wilson were members of the 58th U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment. Nathan was famed author Richard Wright Grandfather on his father’s side, Richard Wilson was his grandfather on his mother’s side. Note name Richard here. James and George was Richard Wright’s grand uncles. They were also ex-“slave” U. S. freedom fighters in the Civil War. To be continued on October 5th and 6th, 2014
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