Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Lieutenant Swails” in chapter 9, page 194 of Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865:
...ww.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/strict"> duty as an officer, but the application for his muster inaugurated a new struggle with the War Department.
When the usual request was made, it was refused on account of Lieutenant Swails 's African descent, although to all appearances he was a white man. After the regiment came under Colonel Gurney, Swails was ordered to discard his officer's uniform and take duty as an enlisted man. ...
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