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Author : Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Army Life in a Black Regiment written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Army Life in a Black Regiment written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Army Life in a Black Regiment" is an account by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a colonel of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, the first federally authorized black regiment, in which he described his Civil War experiences. Higginson's account is particularly important owing to the fact that he contributed to the preservation of Negro spirituals by copying dialect verses and music he heard sung around the regiment's campfires.
Author : Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Army Life in a Black Regiment written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madison & Adams Press presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. "Army Life in a Black Regiment" is an account by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a colonel of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, the first federally authorized black regiment, in which he described his Civil War experiences. Higginson's account is particularly important owing to the fact that he contributed to the preservation of Negro spirituals by copying dialect verses and music he heard sung around the regiment's campfires.
Author : Howard N. Meyer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Colonel of the Black Regiment written by Howard N. Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thomas Wentworth Higginson was born in 1823 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Strongly influenced by the idealism of the New England Transcendentalists, he sincerely believed it was man's duty to improve and perfect the conditions of life for all mankind. As a young Unitarian minister he was an ardent supporter of abolitionist causes and women's rights. Higginson became a member of the Boston Anti-Slavery Vigilance Committee and headed the group that literally broke down the Boston courthouse door in an effort to rescue Anthony Burns, a victim of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. As a member of the 'Secret Six' he was a friend and supporter of John Brown and the only one of the group who openly stood by Brown and his family after the raid on Harper's Ferry. During these years Higginson also became a well-known writer and lecturer. It was his Atlantic Monthly essay, 'Letter to a Young Contributor,' that inspired Emily Dickinson to send him some of her poems. His friendly advice and encouragement may well have saved her poetry for all of us. Higginson's greatest achievement came in 1862 when he was chosen to command the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first freed slaves allowed to fight in the Civil War. The now classic Army Life in a Black Regiment was Higginson's chronicle and tribute to the men in his command. Thomas Wentworth Higginson was a fascinating man of many careers, but it was because of his consistent obedience to the dictates of conscience, not often found today, that he stands out as a major American."--Jacket.
Author : Brian G. Shellum
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803268033
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment written by Brian G. Shellum and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unheralded military hero, Charles Young (1864–1922) was the third black graduate of West Point, the first African American national park superintendent, the first black U.S. military attaché, the first African American officer to command a Regular Army regiment, and the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death. Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment tells the story of the man who—willingly or not—served as a standard-bearer for his race in the officer corps for nearly thirty years, and who, if not for racial prejudice, would have become the first African American general. Brian G. Shellum describes how, during his remarkable army career, Young was shuffled among the few assignments deemed suitable for a black officer in a white man’s army—the Buffalo Soldier regiments, an African American college, and diplomatic posts in black republics such as Liberia. Nonetheless, he used his experience to establish himself as an exceptional cavalry officer. He was a colonel on the eve of the United States’ entry into World War I, when serious medical problems and racial intolerance denied him command and ended his career. Shellum’s book seeks to restore a hero to the ranks of military history; at the same time, it informs our understanding of the role of race in the history of the American military.
Author : Luis F B 1844 Emilio
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021441249
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book History of the Fifty-fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865 written by Luis F B 1844 Emilio and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1863-1865 is a compelling account of the role of African American soldiers in the Civil War. Written by Luis F. Emilio, a veteran of the regiment, this book provides a firsthand perspective on the challenges faced by African American soldiers during the war. This book is an important contribution to the history of the Civil War and the ongoing struggle for social justice and equality in America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Luis Fenollosa Emilio
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book A Brave Black Regiment written by Luis Fenollosa Emilio and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1995-03-22 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an inside view view of the entire history of the 54th, from recruitment through disbandment.
Author : Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 338705744X
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Army Life in a Black Regiment written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-17 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : Luis F. Emilio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781521411025
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book A Brave Black Regiment written by Luis F. Emilio and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following huge losses of forces at Fredericksburg and Vicksburg, President Abraham Lincoln authorized the recruitment of black soldiers to the Union army. Beginning recruitment in 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was to become the first black regiment recruited from free men north of the Mississippi River. It was decided that the black regiment would have white officers and the Governor of Massachusetts, John A. Andrews, appointed abolitionist Robert Gould Shaw as colonel. Among the white officers appointed was Luis F. Emilio, whose first-hand history of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment is an important addition to African-American history. In May 1863, the 54th Regiment left the north and traveled to South Carolina where they began their task of not only defending the Union but proving to many factions of society their equality. Being one of the first black regiments was not easy and the 54th doubtlessly faced an even more difficult struggle than the majority of Union soldiers. In spite of pay disputes, menial work exercises and a greater threat of danger from the South, the 54th Regiment proved itself to be more than equal to the white Union regiments. The regiment is perhaps best known for its part of the Second Battle of Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863. Despite suffering huge losses of life, including that of Colonel Shaw, the regiment showed itself to be unceasingly brave in the face of defeat and was commended for its part in the battle. Including many primary sources, a detailed account of the regiment's tactics in battle and an extensive appendix of soldiers in the 54th, Captain Emilio's A Brave Black Regiment is an invaluable resource for those interested in the role of African-Americans in the Civil War. Luis Fenellosa Emilio, born December 22, 1844, served in the United Staes army from 1861, aged just 16. He joined the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863 and became Captain of Company E, becoming Acting Commander for the regiment following huge losses at Fort Wagner. He retired from the U.S. army in 1865 and first published A Brave Black Regiment in 1891. He died in New York in 1918.
Author : Luis Fenollosa Emilio
Publisher : Domain
ISBN 13 : 9780553294965
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (949 download)
Download or read book A Brave Black Regiment written by Luis Fenollosa Emilio and published by Domain. This book was released on 1969 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bantam's Eyewitness to the Civil War series continues with this basis for the film Glory. They were the 54th Massachusetts, the first black regiment raised in the North, and Luis Emilio was their idealistic young captain. Emilio chronicles the group's participation in the Civil War. Step-back photo battle scene.
Author : Robert Geake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781594164156
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (641 download)
Download or read book From Slaves to Soldiers written by Robert Geake and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the "Black" Regiment, the Story of the First Continental Army Unit Composed of African American and Native American Enlisted Men In December 1777, the Continental army was encamped at Valley Forge and faced weeks of cold and hunger, as well as the prospect of many troops leaving as their terms expired in the coming months. If the winter were especially cruel, large numbers of soldiers would face death or contemplate desertion. Plans were made to enlist more men, but as the states struggled to fill quotas for enlistment, Rhode Island general James Mitchell Varnum proposed the historic plan that a regiment of slaves might be recruited from his own state, the smallest in the union, but holding the largest population of slaves in New England. The commander-in-chief's approval of the plan would set in motion the forming of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. The "black regiment," as it came to be known, was composed of indentured servants, Narragansett Indians, and former slaves. This was not without controversy. While some in the Rhode Island Assembly and in other states railed that enlisting slaves would give the enemy the impression that not enough white men could be raised to fight the British, owners of large estates gladly offered their slaves and servants, both black and white, in lieu of a son or family member enlisting. The regiment fought with distinction at the battle of Rhode Island, and once joined with the 2nd Rhode Island before the siege of Yorktown in 1781, it became the first integrated battalion in the nation's history. In From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution, historian Robert A. Geake tells the important story of the "black regiment" from the causes that led to its formation, its acts of heroism and misfortune, as well as the legacy left by those men who enlisted to earn their freedom.
Author : Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985614215
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book Army Life in a Black Regiment written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Army Life in a Black Regiment has some claim to be the best written narrative to come from the Union [side] during the Civil War. Higginson's picture of the battle which was the origin of "praise the Lord and pass the ammunition" and his reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to the black regiment are unsurpassed for eloquence." - historian Henry Steele Commager Originally a series of essays, this important volume was written by a Union colonel from New England, in charge of African-American troops training on the Sea Islands off the coast of the Carolinas. A lively and detailed wartime diary, the book offers a refreshing portrait of life in the Union Army from an officer's point of view, recording opinions of other commanders and capturing the raw humor that develops among the men in combat. Higginson's descriptions of the soldiers, routines of camp life, and southern landscapes are unforgettable, as is the account of his near escape from a cannon ball. An unusual historical document intended to introduce new generations of readers to an American past that should not be forgotten, Army Life in a Black Regiment will be invaluable to students of Black History and the American Civil War. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author : William T. Bowers
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788139908
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)
Download or read book Black Soldier, White Army written by William T. Bowers and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-05 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the 24th Infantry regiment in Korea is a difficult one, both for the veterans of the unit & for the Army. This book tells both what happened to the 24th Infantry, & why it happened. The Army must be aware of the corrosive effects of segregation & the racial prejudices that accompanied it. The consequences of the system crippled the trust & mutual confidence so necessary among the soldiers & leaders of combat units & weakened the bonds that held the 24th together, producing profound effects on the battlefield. Tables, maps & illustrations.
Author : Luis Fenollosa Emilio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865 written by Luis Fenollosa Emilio and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Higginson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781709145438
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Army Life in a Black Regiment written by Thomas Higginson and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Higginson's (a white Colonel) Civil War experiences.
Author : Douglas Egerton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0465096646
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Thunder at the Gates written by Douglas Egerton and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost immediately after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolitionists began to call for the raising of black regiments. The South and most of the North responded with outrage. Southerners vowed to enslave black soldiers captured in battle, while many northerners claimed that blacks lacked the courage to fight. Yet Boston's Brahmins, always eager for a moral crusade, launched one of the greatest experiments in American history. In Thunder at the gates, Douglas R. Egerton chronicles the formation and exploits of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry and the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry -- regiments led by whites but composed of black men born free or into slavery.
Author : Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Army Life in a Black Regiment written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stirring account of wartime experiences from the leader of the first regiment of emancipated slavesThomas Wentworth Higginson, a Unitarian minister, was a fervent member of new England's abolitionist movement, an active participant in the Underground Railroad, and part of a group that supplied material aid to John Brown before his ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry. When the Civil War broke out, Higginson was commissioned as a colonel of the black troops training in the Sea Islands off the coast of the Carolinas.Shaped by American Romanticism and imbued with Higginson's interest in both man and nature, Army Life in a Black Regiment ranges from detailed reports on daily life to a vivid description of the author's near escape from cannon fire, to sketches that conjure up the beauty and mystery of the Sea Islands. This edition also features a selection of Higginson's essays, including "Nat Turner's Insurrection" and "Emily Dickinson's Letters."
