Wood engraving of five uniformed officers with swords standing in a row, above a scene of marching soldiers beside a steamboat and fence.

Our Colored Troops: Line Officers of the First Louisiana Native Guards

A Harper's Weekly wood engraving with two scenes. Above, five uniformed officers stand in a row with swords and caps, against a flat landscape. Below, a line of soldiers marches past a steamboat and a fence toward two officers on a bank.

Artist: John R. Hamilton
Date: 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on paper
Source: Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size: 2778 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1863).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

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