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Louisiana's Native Guards / d Afrique Corps
May 1, 1863, XIX Corps General Orders No. 40 proclaimed that, "The Major General commanding the Department proposes the organization of a corps d'armee of colored troops, to be designated as the `Corps d'Afrique.' It will consist ultimately of eighteen regiments, representing all arms - Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry, organized in three Divisions of three Brigades each, with appropriate corps of Engineers and flying Hospitals for each Division.