March 17, 1863.
The regiment continues to flourish. Yesterday we had some
officers out to take a look at the men. They all went away very much pleased.
Some were very sceptical about it before, but say now that they shall have no
more doubt of negroes' making good soldiers.
SOURCE: Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Editor, Harvard
Memorial Biographies, Volume 2, p. 203
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