. The story of the marches, battles, and incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry; a fighting regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-5 . utenant bythe President, and assigned to Company A, Third U. S. ColoredCavalry. He was active in enlisting and drilling the first com-pany enrolled for that regiment. By his conspicuous gallantry, soldierly deportment, dash anddaring, Lieutenant Calais contributed largely to the splendidrecord the regiment achieved. Always on the active list he took aprominent part in all the battles and campaigns the regiment wasengaged in. Never lagging, for
. The story of the marches, battles, and incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry; a fighting regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-5 . utenant bythe President, and assigned to Company A, Third U. S. ColoredCavalry. He was active in enlisting and drilling the first com-pany enrolled for that regiment. By his conspicuous gallantry, soldierly deportment, dash anddaring, Lieutenant Calais contributed largely to the splendidrecord the regiment achieved. Always on the active list he took aprominent part in all the battles and campaigns the regiment wasengaged in. Never lagging, foremost in every position of danger,persevering when others faltered, in him was exemplified the qual-ities of a leader of men. Lieutenant Calais record in the regiment furnishes many ex-amples of dash and daring, and was characterized throughout bya devotion to duty and efficiency that but few officers presence on the firing line or leading the charge, inspired con-fidence and contributed largely to the victories won. The war being nearly at its close, he resigned his commissionMay 26, 1865, and returned to the pursuits of civil FRANK W. CALAIS,1st Lieut. Third U. S. C. C. Third U S. Colored Cavalry. 167 CHAPTER XII. Expedition to bkxton and black river aprie and may, 1864. This expedition left Vicksburg May 4, 1864 and was composedof the following troops: Detachments from the Eleventh IllinoisCavalry, Second Wisconsin Cavalry, Third U. S. Colored Cav-alry, the latter commanded by Major Cook; First Kansas mountedInfantry, making a total force of 244 men and officers, mountedmen, under command of Colonel E. D. Osband. One brigade ofinfantry, commanded by Colonel James H. Coates, the SeventhOhio Battery, and Boltons Illinois Battery, making a total forceof about 3,500 men, all under command of Brigadier-GeneralJohn McArthur. The expedition scouted the country between the Yazoo andBig Black rivers, embracing a section of country over which theenemy held sway, an
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