History of the American Negro in the Great World War | Page 2

W. Allison Sweeney
Stirring
History--Negro Woman Soldier--Border Indian Wars--Negro Heroes
Chapter X.
From Lexington to Carrizal.
Negro in War of 1812--Incident of the Chesapeake--Battle of Lake
Erie--Perry's Fighters 10 Percent Negroes--Incident of the "Governor
Tompkins"--Colonists Form Negro Regiments--Defenders of New
Orleans--Andrew Jackson's Tribute--Negroes in Mexican and Civil
Wars--In the Spanish-American War--Negroes in the

Philippines--Heroes of Carrizal--General Butler's Tribute to
Negroes--Wendell Phillips on Toussaint L'Ouverture
Chapter XI.
Hour of His Nation's Peril.
Negro's Patriotic Attitude--Selective Draft in Effect--Features and
Results--Bold Reliance on Faith in People--No Color Line
Drawn--Distribution of Registrants by States--Negro and White
Registrations Compared--Negro Percentages Higher--Claimed Fewer
Exemptions--Inductions by States--Better Physically than
Whites--Tables, Facts and Figures
Chapter XII.
Negro Slackers and Pacifists Unknown.
Such Words not in his Vocabulary--Desertions Explained--General
Crowder Exonerates Negro--No Willful Delinquency--Strenuous
Efforts to Meet Regulations--No "Conscientious Objectors"--No Draft
Evaders or Resisters--Negro's Devotion Sublime--Justifies His
Freedom--Forgets His Sorrows--Rises Above His Wrongs--Testimony
of Local Boards--German Propaganda Wasted--A New Americanism
Chapter XIII.
Roster of Negro Officers.
Commissioned at Fort Des Moines--Only Exclusive Negro Training
Camp--Mostly from Civilian Life--Names, Rank and Residence
Chapter XIV.
Across Dividing Seas.
Black Thousands Assemble--Soldiers of Liberty--Severing Home
Ties--Man's Work Must be Done--First Negroes in France--Meeting

with French Colonials--Early History of 15th New York--They Sail
Away--Become French Fighting Men--Hold 20 Percent of American
Lines--Terror to Germans--Only Barrier Between Boche and
Paris--Imperishable Record of New Yorkers--Turning Point of War
Chapter XV.
Over There.
Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts--The Tiger's Cubs--Negro First
to Get Palm--Johnson's Graphic Story--Smashes the Germans--Irvin
Cobb's Tribute--Christian and Mohammedan Negroes Pals--Valor of
93rd Division--Laughter in Face of Death--Negro and Poilu Happy
Together--Butte de Mesnil--Valiant and Humorous Elmer
McCowin--Winning War Crosses--Verdict of the French--The Negro's
Faith
CHAPTER XVI.
THROUGH HELL AND SUFFERING.
COLORED OFFICERS MAKE GOOD--WONDERFUL RECORD OF
THE 8TH ILLINOIS--"BLACK DEVILS" WIN DECORATIONS
GALORE--TRIBUTE OF FRENCH COMMANDER--HIS
FAREWELL TO PRAIRIE FIGHTERS--THEY FOUGHT AFTER
WAR WAS OVER--HARD TO STOP THEM--INDIVIDUAL DEEDS
OF HEROISM--THEIR DEAD, THEIR WOUNDED AND
SUFFERING--A POEM
CHAPTER XVII.
NARRATIVE OF AN OFFICER.
SPECIAL ARTICLE BY CAPTAIN JOHN H. PATTON, ADJUTANT
OF 8TH ILLINOIS--SUMMARIZES OPERATIONS OF THE
REGIMENT--FROM FIRST CALL TO MUSTERING OUT--AN
EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT--IN TRAINING CAMPS, AT SEA, IN

FRANCE--SERVICE IN ARGONNE FOREST--MANY OTHER
ENGAGEMENTS--A THRILLING RECORD--BATTALION
OPERATIONS IN DETAIL--SPECIAL MENTION OF COMPANIES
AND INDIVIDUALS
CHAPTER XVIII.
BLOOD OF BLACK AND WHITE IN ONE RIVULET.
LINCOLN'S PROPHETIC WORDS--NEGROES ALONGSIDE BEST
SOLDIERS IN THE WORLD--HOLD THEIR OWN--THE 372ND
REGIMENT--BRIGADED WITH VETERANS OF THE
MARNE--FAMOUS "RED HAND" DIVISION--OCCUPY HILL 304
AT VERDUN--NINE DAYS BATTLE IN "BLOODY
ARGONNE"--ADMIRATION OF THE FRENCH--CONSPICUOUS
COMPONENTS OF 372ND--CHRONOLOGY OF SERVICE
CHAPTER XIX.
COMRADES ON THE MARCH--BROTHERS IN THE SLEEP OF
DEATH.
POLICY OF SUBSTITUTING WHITE OFFICERS--INJUSTICE TO
CAPABLE NEGROES--DISAPPOINTMENT BUT NO OPEN
RESENTMENT--SHOWED THEMSELVES
SOLDIERS--INTENSER FIGHTING SPIRIT AROUSED--RACE
FORGOTTEN IN PERILS OF WAR--BOTH WHITES AND
BLACKS GENEROUS--AFFECTION BETWEEN OFFICERS AND
MEN--NEGROES PREFERRED DEATH TO
CAPTIVITY--OUTSTANDING HEROES OF 371ST AND
372ND--WINNERS OF CROSSES
CHAPTER XX.
MID SHOT AND SHELL.
IN TRENCH AND VALLEY--THE OPEN PLAIN--ON MOUNTAIN

TOP--IN NO MAN'S LAND--TWO CLASSES OF NEGRO
SOLDIERS CONSIDERED--TRAINED GUARDSMEN AND
SELECTIVES--GALLANT 92ND DIVISION--RACE CAN BE
PROUD OF IT--HAD SIX HUNDRED NEGRO OFFICERS--SETS
AT REST ALL DOUBTS--OPERATIONS OF THE DIVISION--AT
PONT A MOUSSON--GREAT BATTLE OF METZ--SOME
REFLECTIONS--CASUALTIES CONSIDERED
CHAPTER XXI.
THE LONG, LONG TRAIL.
OPERATIONS OF 368TH INFANTRY--NEGROES FROM
PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND AND SOUTH--IN ARGONNE
HELL--DEFEAT IRON CROSS VETERANS--VALIANT
PERSONAL EXPLOITS--LIEUTENANT ROBERT
CAMPBELL--PRIVATE JOHN BAKER--OPERATIONS OF 367TH
INFANTRY--"MOSS'S BUFFALOES"--365TH AND 366TH
REGIMENTS--THE GREAT DIVIDE--THEIR SOULS ARE
MARCHING ON--PRAISED BY PERSHING--SOME CITATIONS
Chapter XXII.
Glory That Wont Come Off.
167th First Negro Artillery Brigade--"Like Veterans" said
Pershing--First Artillery to be Motorized--Record by Dates--Selected
for Lorraine Campaign--Best Educated Negroes in American
Forces--Always Stood by Their Guns--Chaplain's Estimate--Left
Splendid Impression--Testimony of French Mayors--Christian
Behavior--Soldierly Qualities
Chapter XXIII.
Nor Storied Urn, Nor Mounting Shaft.
Glory not all Spectacular--Brave Forces Behind the Lines--325th Field

Signal Battalion--Composed of Young Negroes--See Real
Fighting--Suffer Casualties--An Exciting Incident--Colored Signal
Battalion a Success--Ralph Tyler's Stories--Burial of Negro Soldier at
Sea--More Incidents of Negro Valor--A Word from Charles M. Schwab
Chapter XXIV.
Those Who Never Will Return.
A Study of War--Its Compensations and Benefits--Its Ravages and
Debasements--Burdens Fall upon the Weak--Toll of Disease--Negroes
Singularly Healthy--Negroes Killed in Battle--Deaths from Wounds
and Other Causes--Remarkable Physical Stamina of
Race--Housekeeping in Khaki--Healthiest War in History--Increased
Regard for Mothers--An Ideal for Child Minds--Morale and
Propaganda
Chapter XXV.
Quiet Heroes of the Brawny Arm.
Negro Stevedore, Pioneer and Labor Units--Swung the Axe and Turned
the Wheel--They were Indispensable--Everywhere in France--Hewers
of Wood, Drawers of Water--Numbers and Designations of
Units--Acquired Splendid Reputation--Contests and Awards--Pride in
their Service--Measured up to Military Standards--Lester Waltons
Appreciation--Ella Wheeler Wilcox's Poetic Tribute
Chapter XXVI.
Unselfish Workers in the Vineyard.
Mitigated the Horrors of War--At the Front, Behind the Lines, at
Home--Circle for Negro War Relief--Addressed and Praised by
Roosevelt--A Notable Gathering--Colored Y.M.C.A. Work--Unsullied
Record of Achievement--How the "Y" Conducted
Business--Secretaries all Specialists--Negro Women in "Y"

Work--Valor of a Non-combatant
Chapter XXVII.
Negro in Army Personnel.
His Mechanical Ability Required--Skilled at Special Trades--Victory
Depends upon
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