Talk:Lionel F. Booth

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Was Booth / Lanning a African-American Officer?

At the description on the Libary of Congress online the told us: "(...) Maj. Lionel F. Booth, an African-American soldier (...) had been the commanding officer at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, (...)" Source: Libary of Congress online Could that be true? There is a controverse discussion about it on german WP. (Sorry 4 bad english) ThüringerChatte (talk) 18:49, 5 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]