A Black Patriot and a White Priest
André Cailloux and Claude Paschal Maistre in Civil War New Orleans
LSU Press · Print & ebook · March 21, 2006
Stephen J. Ochs chronicles the intersecting lives of the first black military Civil War hero, Captain André Cailloux of the 1st Louisiana Native Guards, and the lone Catholic clerical voice of abolition in New Orleans, the Reverend Claude Paschal Maistre.
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- Who it’s for
- Two New Orleans lives illuminate race, slavery, radicalism, and religion.
- Genres
- Civil War Era, Black History, Black & African American Lives
- Published
- LSU Press, March 21, 2006
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Stephen J. Ochs chronicles the intersecting lives of the first black military Civil War hero, Captain André Cailloux of the 1st Louisiana Native Guards, and the lone Catholic clerical voice of abolition in New Orleans, the Reverend Claude Paschal Maistre.
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Their paths converged in July 1863, when Maistre, in defiance of his archbishop, officiated at a large public military funeral for Cailloux, who had perished while courageously leading a doomed charge against the Confederate bastion of Port Hudson. The story of how Cailloux and Maistre arrived at that day and what happened as a consequence provides a prism through which to view the black military experience and the complex interplay of slavery, race, radicalism, and religion during American democracy's most violent upheaval.
Cailloux and Maistre
Two New Orleans lives illuminate race, slavery, radicalism, and religion.
Come here for
- Cailloux’s service in the 1st Louisiana Native Guards
- Maistre’s public funeral for Cailloux, against his archbishop’s wishes
Expect
- A view of the black military experience
- Slavery, race, radicalism, and religion during the Civil War
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 83% |
|---|---|
| Black History | 38% |
| Black & African American Lives | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- U.S. State & Local History
- Civil War Era
- Race & Discrimination
- Authors
- Stephen J. Ochs
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Published
- March 21, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- U.S. State & Local History