Excerpt from The Presentation of Colors: To the 367th Regiment of Infantry, Colonel James A. Moss, Commanding
Later the Club assisted in the recruiting of two more colored regiments.
The recruiting of the regiments was not regarded with favor. The then Governor of New York State not only refused his authority, but he withheld his sanction of the movement. It was necessary for the Club to obtain the proper authority from the War Department.
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