Jordan Noble

c. 1800–1890

Drummer associated with the New Orleans campaign

Noble was a young free Black drummer whose long life later connected the Battle of New Orleans to public commemoration.

Why this record matters

He offers a named life within the city’s much larger free Black military participation, while later recollection must be separated from contemporary documentation.

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Sources for this dossier

Accounts of African American ServiceNational Park Service · public history
Free Black units and Black military service, including New Orleans.