A Regiment of Slaves: The 4th United States Colored Infantry, 1863-1866
Autor Edward G. Longacreen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2011
Citing recently discovered and previously unpublished accounts, author Edward G. Longacre goes beyond the battlefield heroics of the 4th USCT, blending his unique insights into political and social history to analyze the motives, goals, and aspirations of the African American enlisted men. The author also emphasizes how these soldiers overcame what one of their commanders called “stupid, unreasoning, and quite vengeful prejudice” and shows how General Butler, a supporter of black troops, gave the unit opportunities to prove itself in battle, resulting in a combat record of which any infantry regiment, black or white, could be proud.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780803237940
ISBN-10: 0803237944
Pagini: 242
Ilustrații: 28 illustrations, 6 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: BISON BOOKS
Colecția Bison Books
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0803237944
Pagini: 242
Ilustrații: 28 illustrations, 6 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: BISON BOOKS
Colecția Bison Books
Locul publicării:United States
Notă biografică
Edward G. Longacre is the author of twenty-four books on the Civil War, including Fitz Lee; Gentleman and Soldier, winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award; and The Cavalry at Gettysburg, winner of the Fletcher Pratt Prize. All three are available in Bison Books editions.
Cuprins
Acknowledgments
Preface
One: For Freedom and Union
Two: Off to the Wars
Three: Willing Hearts and Strong Hands
Four: Errands of Destruction
Five: Error and Redemption
Six: Heat! Dust! Flies!
Seven: "Boys, Save the Colors!"
Eight: Seaside Excursion
Nine: Like Lords and Conquerors
Ten: The Last Long Year
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
“For cavalry and/or Gettysburg enthusiasts, this book is a must; for other Civil War buffs, it possesses the qualities sought by students of the conflict. . . . The author’s graphic recountings of the Virginia fights at Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville, the Pennsylvania encounters at Hanover, Hunterstown, Gettysburg, and Fairfield, and finally the retreat to Virginia, are the finest this reviewer has read under a single cover.”—Civil War Times Illustrated
“A much-needed, long overdue piece of the complex mosaic which makes up the Gettysburg story. No Civil War library should be without it.”—Military Images