Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights

by Kelly Miller

CLERKS IN NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Washington, D.C.

FIRST COLORED BATTALION, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NATIONAL GUARD.
On Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., Parading the National Capital before going to France.

SERGT. HENRY JOHNSON, OF ALBANY, N.Y., THE OUTSTANDING HERO.

Single-handed he routed 36 Huns, killing 4 of them and wounding the remainder. When his ammunition ran out he used a bolo knife. Sergt. Johnson, of the 369th Colored Infantry (old 15th of N.Y.), was the first man in his regiment to win the French War Cross.

GROUP OF 369TH COLORED INFANTRY WITH THEIR WAR CROSSES.

One hundred and sixty-nine men of this regiment (old 15th N.Y.) won valor medals. They were nicknamed "Hell Fighters." Top—Fred Rogers. Lower row—George Chapman, Lawrence McVey, Isaac Freeman. Upper row—Wm. Bunn, Herbert Mills, Hugh Hamilton, Clarence Johnson.