Pinchback

The career of Pinchback sheds additional light upon this period.

With him as the leading spirit of the gathering was Pinchback, then majority leader in the Senate.

As further evidence of that fact, his position and action in the Pinchback case may be mentioned.

Governor Pinchback, who was a captain in one of these regiments, tells the fate of these early colored officers.

Finally old Pinchback dies and when he buried de lightnin' come and split de grave and de coffin wide open.