Holt Collier, one of the few African Americans who served in the Confederate Army during the America
Holt Collier, one of the few African Americans who served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.Believe it or not, he escaped his master in order to join the Confederate Army, where he served with Company I of the 9th Texas Cavalry. After the Civil War he became a professional bear hunter, killing over 3,000 bears throughout his career. He often hunted with President Theodore Roosevelt. He died in 1936. The photo above was taken shortly before his death. -- source link
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