History Note--

They Sang "John Brown"

"Late in the afternoon our scouts were driven in and sharp picket-firing was heard, at the same time a cloud of dust was seen coming down the road.  The colored troops immediately took arms and sang 'John Brown' for ten minutes in expectation of an attack. . . ."

Report of Col. Alonzo G. Draper, 36th U.S. Colored Troops, Point Lookout, Maryland, June 22, 1864