"An Extraordinary Scene, The Funeral of a Brave Colored Officer," Washington Chronicle, Tuesday, August 11, 1863, ​A correspondent writing from New Orleans, under date of July 30, says:

 

"The most extraordinary local event that has been seen within our borders, and, I think, one of the most extraordinary exhibitions brought forth by this rebellion, was the funeral of Captain André Cailloux, company E, First Louisiana National Guards. Here, in this Southern emporium, was performed a funeral ceremony that for numbers and impressiveness never had its superior in this city; and it was originated and carried through in honor of a gallant soldier of the despised race."

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"By his gallant bearing, his gentlemanly deportment, his amiable disposition, and his capacities as a soldier—having received a very good education—he became the idol of his men, and won the respect and confidence of his superior officers. He was a true type of Louisianan. In this city, where he passed his life, he was loved and respected by all who knew him. ​In Captain Cailloux the cause of the Union and freedom has lost a valuable friend. Captain Cailloux, defending the integrity of the sacred cause of liberty, vindicated his race from the opprobrium with which it was charged. He leaves a wife and several children, who will have the consolation that he died the death of the patriot and the righteous."