| They Fought for Liberty: Two Accounts of Coloured Troops in the American Civil War Contributor(s): Addeman, Joshua M. (Author), Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846778565 ISBN-13: 9781846778568 Publisher: Leonaur Ltd OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.97 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |