The memoir of John W. M. Appleton, a field officer in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, provides the most in-depth account available of the lives of the first regiment of free Black soldiers recruited during the Civil War.
The memoir of John W. M. Appleton, a field officer in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, provides the most in-depth account available of the lives of the first regiment of free Black soldiers recruited during the Civil War.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James Robbins Jewell is a professor of history at North Idaho College. He is the author of Agents of Empire: The First Oregon Cavalry and the Opening of the Interior Pacific Northwest during the Civil War (Nebraska, 2023) and On Duty in the Pacific Northwest during the Civil War: Correspondence and Reminiscences of the First Oregon Cavalry Regiment. Eugene S. Van Sickle is a professor of history at the University of North Georgia.
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List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: “The Fallacy That the War Was Not Waged for Freedom” 1. “An Opportunity to Fight for Their Liberty”: From Boston to South Carolina (January 11–June 5, 1863) 2. Are We Soldiers or Pirates? A Foray into Georgia (June 7–July 7, 1863) 3. May This Night “Find Us Masters of Morris Island and Thus of Sumter and Charleston”: The Assault on Fort Wagner (July 8–23, 1863) 4. “Fighting Our Battle against Slavery”: The Siege of Charleston (October 19–November 26, 1863) 5. “Ready for Coffee or Pistols”: The Siege Continues (November 26, 1863–January 25, 1864) 6. “To Rescue Those in Bondage to Break the Captives’ Chains”: The Florida Campaign (January 28–February 24, 1864) 7. “In a Chronic State of Expectation of a Fight”: Garrison Duty at Jacksonville (February 25–April 15, 1864) 8. “General Officer of the Day, and Hard at Work”: Return to the Siege of Charleston (April 17–June 29, 1864) 9. “I Was Badly Affected by the Heat”: Last Days with the Regiment (June 30–August 17, 1864) 10. “Performed His Duties with Marked Efficiency”: After the War (August 1864–October 1913) Epilogue: “I Have Written an Account of My Service . . . to Hand to My Children” Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: “The Fallacy That the War Was Not Waged for Freedom” 1. “An Opportunity to Fight for Their Liberty”: From Boston to South Carolina (January 11–June 5, 1863) 2. Are We Soldiers or Pirates? A Foray into Georgia (June 7–July 7, 1863) 3. May This Night “Find Us Masters of Morris Island and Thus of Sumter and Charleston”: The Assault on Fort Wagner (July 8–23, 1863) 4. “Fighting Our Battle against Slavery”: The Siege of Charleston (October 19–November 26, 1863) 5. “Ready for Coffee or Pistols”: The Siege Continues (November 26, 1863–January 25, 1864) 6. “To Rescue Those in Bondage to Break the Captives’ Chains”: The Florida Campaign (January 28–February 24, 1864) 7. “In a Chronic State of Expectation of a Fight”: Garrison Duty at Jacksonville (February 25–April 15, 1864) 8. “General Officer of the Day, and Hard at Work”: Return to the Siege of Charleston (April 17–June 29, 1864) 9. “I Was Badly Affected by the Heat”: Last Days with the Regiment (June 30–August 17, 1864) 10. “Performed His Duties with Marked Efficiency”: After the War (August 1864–October 1913) Epilogue: “I Have Written an Account of My Service . . . to Hand to My Children” Notes Bibliography Index
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