They Fought for Liberty : Two Accounts of Coloured Troops in the American Civil War
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Reminiscences of Two Years With the Coloured Troops
by Joshua M. Addeman Army Life in a Black Regiment
by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Two accounts of commanding coloured troops in the field Joshua Addeman served as a captain commanding the coloured soldiers of the 14th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment. His concise personal first hand account brings focus to the activities of African-Americans within the little reported service of the artillery. It is filled with useful information making it a valuable source work of the period.
Higginson's account of the regiment he commanded in the Civil war has justly become one of the most important works of the African-American experience. His regiment, the 1st South Carolina Volunteers was the first ex-slave regiment mustered into the Federal Army during the Civil War. Naturally Higginson was very much a man of times, but nevertheless the pride and affection he felt for his men shines through every page. Available in soft cover and collectors' hard cover with dust jacket-a credit to any bibliophile's bookcase.
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- ISBN-13: 9781846778568
- ISBN-10: 1846778565
- Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
- Publish Date: November 2009
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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