t to deceive you. In the
sincerity of a soldier and the language of truth I address you.

"To every noble-hearted, generous freeman of color, volunteering
to serve during the present contest with Great Britain, and no
longer, there will be paid the same bounty in money and lands,
now received by the white soldiers of the United States, viz.:
one hundred and twenty-four dollars in money, and one hundred and
sixty acres of land. The non-commissioned officers and privates
will also be entitled to the same monthly pay and daily rations,
and clothes, furnished to any American soldier.

"On enrolling yourselves in companies, the major-general
commanding will select officers for your government from your
white fellow-citizens. Your non-commissioned officers will be
appointed from among yourselves.

"Due regard will be paid to the feelings of freemen and soldiers.
You will not, by being associated with white men in the same
corps, be exposed to improper comparisons or unjust sarcasm. As a
distinct, independent battalion or regiment, pursuing the path of
glory, you will, undivided, receive the applause and gratitude of
your countrymen.

"To assure you of the sincerity of my intentions, and my anxiety
to engage your invaluable services to our country, I have
communicated my wishes to the Governor of Louisiana, who is fully
informed as to the manner of enrollment, and will give you every
necessary information on the subject of this address.

"ANDREW JACKSON, _Major-General Commanding_."[3]

Just before the battle of New Orleans, General Jackson reviewed his
troops, white and black, on Sunday, December 18, 1814. At the close of
the review his Adjutant-General, Edward Livingston, rode to the head
of the column, and read in rich and sonorous tones the following
address:

"TO THE MEN OF COLOR.--Soldiers! From the shores of Mobile I
collected you to arms; I invited you to share in the perils and
to divide the glory of your white countrymen. I expected much
from you, for I was not uninformed of those qualities which must
render you so formidable to an invading foe. I knew that you
could endure hunger and thirst and all the hardships of war; I
knew that you loved the land of your nativity, and that, like
ourselves, you had to defend all that is most dea