Tune in to episode 4 narrated by Joseph as he discusses the Louisiana Native Guard- "The Men of Many Colors" First conscripted as a simple parade group for the Confederacy following the start of the Civil War, the Louisiana Native Guard-the first all-Black military outfit in the United States history-would find better footing as a fighting force under the Union. Though their efforts were ignored by their higher-ups at the time, the sacrifices made by Louisiana's native sons would be recognized by the foundation of other black outfits by the middle of the war itself.