U.S. Colored Troops and Ex-Confederate Soldiers Join Forces to Invade Mexico

During the night of Jan. 4-5, 1866, along the Texas-Mexico border, an irregular force of about 125 volunteers composed of the 118th U.S. Colored Infantry and ex-Confederate soldiers crossed the Rio Grande on an English schooner and landed in Mexico. This is the beginning of the story told by the man who commanded them, Lt. Col. Isaac D. Davis. Here's the rest of his account.

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