This photo is of eight Confederate veterans on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, attending the last known Confederate veterans reunion in the state, September 27-28, 1944.
Standing, left to right: General William Banks of Houston, Texas; General W. W. Alexander of Rockhill, South Carolina; General J. D. Ford of Marshall, Texas; General T. H. Dowling of Atlanta, Georgia; General James W. Moore of Selma, Alabama; Colonel W. H. Culpepper of Atlanta, Georgia; and General W. M. Buck of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Seated in front is Dr. R. A. Gwynne of Birmingham, Alabama, the only African American to attend the reunion. This image was used and identified in the Alabama Historical Quarterly, Volume 6, page 6 (1944).
Here is a link to the photo in the Alabama Department of Archives and History: http://216.226.178.196/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/photo&CISOPTR=3185&CISOBOX=1&REC=11
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Interesting picture. I wonder why the good Dr. is not standing with the rest of them if he was such a good confederate?
Do we know anything about his service...ie: records, pension info, or is this just a picture you found to continue to promote a myth that has been broken numerous times?
Corey, why are you so angry? Is it because the irrefutable historical evidence proves you are wrong in your denial that there were many black Confederates? This photo is from the Alabama State Archives and has been verified and posted by the state. They do not say whether or not Dr. Gwynne had trouble standing. After all, he was very old at the time this photo was taken. Are you suggesting that he was unwillingly set in the picture against his will? How absurd!
Also, why don't you ask about the service records of the white Confederates in the photo? The myth that there were NOT black Confederates is in your own imagination. All of your hatred, denial and wishful thinking does not change the indisputable fact that thousands of blacks, both slave and free, willingly served in the Confederate armed forces, defending their homeland against a brutal, invading northern army.
"Billy Yank" (aka Corey Meyer) gets zapped! Excellent. Let's hope it's the beginning of a trend. This fellow is merely a troll; an annoying fly.
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