| Army Life in a Black Regiment Contributor(s): Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1517268168 ISBN-13: 9781517268169 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.43 lbs) 138 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These pages record some of the adventures of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the United States during the late civil war. It was, indeed, the first colored regiment of any kind so mustered, except a portion of the troops raised by Major-General Butler at New Orleans. These scarcely belonged to the same class, however, being recruited from the free colored population of that city, a comparatively self-reliant and educated race. "The darkest of them," said General Butler, "were about the complexion of the late Mr. Webster." |