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Subject: Re: [SUVCW] Henry McNeal Turner Ceremony 9 February 2008
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:26:17 -0500
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Sounds like a great event.  I was wondering about this statement. 

At the outbreak of the war, on his church yard he raised and served as the
chaplain for Company B of the First United States Colored Infantry serving
mostly in Virginia
I understand the regiments had state name and were later changed to USCT numbers, but certainly it does not seem they could have been organized "at the Outbreak of the civil war -- which would have been spring 1861 certainly. Several unit claim the be the beginning of Black troops in the Civil war, but they all seem to be 1862/1863 at the earliest.  For example, in Sept. 1862, the Black Brigade of Cincinnati, and there were some Black units in Kansas, South Carolina and Louisiana around this time as well.  Then there is the 54th and 55th in 1863 with some claims depending on how one wants to measure things  So the First Regiment (regardless of what the were called originally) seemingly could not have been formed until more than a year and a half after the beginning of the war it seems, the war being at least a 1/3 over or more.   Maybe something like:  During the Civil War, on his church yard ...etc.
Bernie O'Bryan, CC
Nelson-Garfield Camp 3
Dept of Kentucky

















-----Original Message-----
From: Ernest Everett Blevins <>
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Sent: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 8:58 pm
Subject: [SUVCW] Henry McNeal Turner Ceremony 9 February 2008



For any brothers that wish to come to Atlanta this weekend we have an event
ere. The following is from the press release. A link for a map is below
s well.
HENRY MCNEAL TURNER TO BE HONORED BY SONS OF UNION VETERANS
The Elias Moon Camp #2, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) will
ost a memorial and GAR Marker dedication to the first black US Army Chaplin
ho served in Co. B, 1st United States Color Troops at 11:00 AM on Saturday,
February 2008 at his graveside in South-View Cemetery, 1990 Jonesboro
oad, Atlanta, Georgia.
Henry McNeal Turner was born in 1834 as a freeman at Newberry Courthouse,
outh Carolina. In 1853 he received a preachers' license and traveled
hroughout the South, often in Georgia preaching revivals. He eventually
ettled preaching in Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. where he
efriend several powerful congressional Republicans on the eve of the War
etween the States.
t the outbreak of the war, on his church yard he raised and served as the
haplain for Company B of the First United States Colored Infantry serving
ostly in Virginia. After the war President Johnson appointed Turner to a
ew regiment in Atlanta. Finding there was already a Chaplin he resigned,
ut remained in Georgia traveling the state organizing the Freedman into the
frican Methodist Episcopal Church.
Turner served in the Freedman's Bureau in Macon. He served in the Georgia
ouse of Representatives for Bibb County, and participated in state
onstitutional convention. He moved to Savannah where he returned to
oncentrating on the ministry eventually rising to Bishop. In October 2000
he post office at 451 College Street in Macon was named for Turner by
ongressional act.
e was one of the founders of Morris Brown College in Atlanta serving as one
f its early chancellors. Turner died in 1915 while visiting Windsor,
ntario, Canada while on church business.
Southview Cemetery is at 1990 Jonesboro Road, Atlanta. Get a map here:
ttp://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=33.700842&lon=-84.373232&mag=3&q1=1990%20Jonesboro%20Road%2C%20Atlanta

rnie Blevins
ommander, Kennesaw Mountain #3
VC, Elias Moon #2
UVCW List Administrator
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