after general benjamin butler's occupation dorland's 1862, both louisiana men joined the union army, becoming the first, second and third louisiana native guard, later having distinction of of being the first per unit officially mustered into the union army. performance later in august august 1862, another unofficial regiment, the first kansas colored infantry was organized, consisting primarily of fugitive slaves in this area. performance in the missouri raid helped dispel the notion that blacks were unable or unwilling to fight. later it would become fourth official black regiment. also, there is their presidential or congressional authorization, and other regiment composed of ex-ways. the first south carolina raised by general david hunter at rufus saxton, later to become the fifth official black regiment. these five formally unofficial resonance make a third category of black civil war soldiers. the summer of 1862 arrived with lincoln adamantly refusing like men in the regular army, even though the black abolitionists and orator frederick douglass continued pleading with the pres