Gordon soon afterwards enlisted in a Colored Troops Civil War unit, and was said to have fought bravely in the Union assault on Port Hudson in May 1863, the first time that African-American soldiers played a leading role in an assault.
Gordon soon afterwards enlisted in a Colored Troops Civil War unit. He was said to have fought bravely as a Sergeant in the 2nd Louisiana Regiment Infantry during the Siege of Port Hudson in May 1863, the first time that African-American soldiers played a leading role in an assault.