André Cailloux (1825 – May 27, 1863) was an African American army captain, one of the first black officers of any North American military unit. He was also one of the first black soldiers to die in combat during the American Civil War. He was killed during the unsuccessful first attack on the Confederate fortifications during the Siege of Port Hudson. Accounts of his heroism were widely reported in the press, and became a rallying cry for the recruitment of African Americans into the Union Army.
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- André Cailloux (capitaine) (fr)
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| - André Cailloux, né le 25 août 1825 à Plaquemine (Louisiane) et mort le 27 mai 1863 à Port-Hudson, est un officier de couleur du 1st Louisiana Native Guard (Corps d'Afrique) qui s'est illustré durant la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
- André Cailloux (1825 – May 27, 1863) was an African American army captain, one of the first black officers of any North American military unit. He was also one of the first black soldiers to die in combat during the American Civil War. He was killed during the unsuccessful first attack on the Confederate fortifications during the Siege of Port Hudson. Accounts of his heroism were widely reported in the press, and became a rallying cry for the recruitment of African Americans into the Union Army. (en)
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| - André Cailloux (1825 – May 27, 1863) was an African American army captain, one of the first black officers of any North American military unit. He was also one of the first black soldiers to die in combat during the American Civil War. He was killed during the unsuccessful first attack on the Confederate fortifications during the Siege of Port Hudson. Accounts of his heroism were widely reported in the press, and became a rallying cry for the recruitment of African Americans into the Union Army. His reputation as a patriot and martyr long outlived him. In an 1890 collection of interviews, Civil War veteran Colonel Douglass Wilson said, "If ever patriotic heroism deserved to be honored in stately marble or in brass that of Captain Caillioux deserves to be, and the American people will have never redeemed their gratitude to genuine patriotism until that debt is paid." (en)
- André Cailloux, né le 25 août 1825 à Plaquemine (Louisiane) et mort le 27 mai 1863 à Port-Hudson, est un officier de couleur du 1st Louisiana Native Guard (Corps d'Afrique) qui s'est illustré durant la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
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