Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-25
Failure sf the Neg-a soldiers Experiment
-a1sltiHg Away Of the Corps d 'AGrHqas.

Failure sf the Negrs soldiers Experiments
-11sltiHg away O1 the Corps d'AGrHqas.
The following letter from Port Hudson, May
Il, TO the editor Of the Springfield Rspu5liszn,
tells lis own story. Il comes from 5 soules
sIiandly to the Administratiop, and fsr this rsa.
son we ssssusdi suiak, 1soul5 pFodues its proper
sifscs On the minds Of the YANKEES.
PoRT HUBsoS, Ia. Nay 10, I664-The
Corps d'Affidgs organized snd equiDosd by or
dsF Of Gen Blnks, asd intended to includs about
fifteen thousand men, having their headquarters
q this port, has recently besn subjset to several
Important changes. WheB lhs order OF Organi.
zAtion wsg Ist prcmu gated, it eontsmpisted
the orgG-4hstion Of eighteen regiments Of i've
haRdrsd nsa, with the sans number Of ofieers
as in the regiments Of one thousand. There
were slrsady three full regiments organized saw
sral moRths previous IS "Louisisna native
guards" and Gen. UllmaR bad already cons
msnesd recruiting for the five regiments known
subsequently, Is Ullman's brigade. These eight
regiments were made the Nucleus Of the new
corps, and during the summer and autumn Of
1858, thrsugh the channels opened By the pre-
Sress OF the campaign, there were men snoagh
enlisted to swell the number Of regiments 10
about twenty-five, and GEN Geo L. Andrews
~Gs placed in command Of the corps.
Bat, unfortUaatsly, it WAS found that the
physical q zshhcaii0Rs Of the negroes were not
equal to the bArdships Of drill and fatigue duty
many CT thsR having ia them ths seeds Of old
Esd surely fatal diseases, brought on By the Vi
eiees habits Of plsEtAtiOn life, and others, being
as yet young and immature in body, and marx
ed By hereditary taints. It Is surprising TO one
GnaeguaiRtsd with the subject to sontemplsts
the terrible fate Of mortality, and 10 learn nov
many hsve lung and heart diseases, or srs bro
ken down by rheumatic affections, ovarTOrk
and iltussge. Thousands died. were discharged
fer disability, OF deserted The regiments dwin-
died down from Eve hundred 70 two hundred OF
three hundred recruiting was stopped By ~
order from Gen Banks, which contenplstsd the
sEstsGtion Of As many sble-bodisd blacks ss-pos-
sibe on the Government plantations officers
began TO grow discouraged; designations be-
came ths order of the day dissppoint nnent on
the pay question demoTslizsd the men. All
these causes combined 70 have unfsv1rAble effect
on the corps.
WhBa the campaign commenced this sassen
four rsgimeR.s were ordered to the field Te fll
them up TO six hundred man each, it vas nsess-
sary to transfer mea from three or four oIher
regiments. leaving g saeh eenpaRy il the latter
enly is cficers aad Sen ne1. fhen cane the
seton Of the War Dspa iInant, ehsazing the
regiEzsntAl numbers and designaEl0ns 10 Uaitsd
States infantry, artillery, ose., and rsauiriBg 4
aaximam Of one thousand Very Nisis 70
mains Of the original corps, save Ia ths4egreffll
reeelleetoas Of is psst otiesrs and tha IoTmida-
BE fortifeasens its men have erected hero sfoce
the surrender Of Port Hudson. Gen. A0draps
has gone North Oh lsave, Gen. Ublmsn succeed
1 ing to The command, and fuI and careful IL
speetion Of ali the woEks and fcrees last wesk
By Gen. 7. W. Sharman (Who lOst leg in the