| Hinsonville's Heroes: Black Civil War Soldiers of Chester County, Pennsylvania Contributor(s): Phd, Cheryl Renée Gooch (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467139467 ISBN-13: 9781467139465 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| LCCN: 2017958374 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The free black community of Hinsonville sent its sons to serve the Union when called on. Author Dr. Cheryl Ren e Gooch reveals the compelling stories of these brave men and their other Hinsonville comrades. As members of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Volunteers, brothers Wesley, William and George Jay survived the bloody battle at Fort Wagner, South Carolina, memorialized in the film Glory. George W. Duffy and Stephen J. Ringgold were part of the only black regiment to lead President Lincoln's funeral procession in Washington. William B. Fitzgerald, Abraham Stout, Samuel H. Blake and Isaac A. Hollingsworth fought with troops who cornered Robert E. Lee's army, forcing surrender at Appomattox Court House. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phd, Cheryl Renee Gooch: - Cheryl Renée Gooch is an academic leader and published scholar with a passion for cultural history and uncovering aspects of African American history that are lost or forgotten. She is the author of On Africa's Lands: The Forgotten Stories of Two Lincoln Educated Missionaries in Liberia (Lincoln University Press, 2014), which chronicles the experiences of James Ralston Amos and Thomas Henry Amos, former Hinsonville residents. She is a lifetime member of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, where she serves on the Executive Council. |