Army Life in a Black Regiment

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"*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," wrote historian Henry Steele Commander. "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." A Union colonel wrote this book —originally a series of essays— from New England, in charge of black troops training on the Sea Islands off the coast of the Carolinas. A lively and detailed wartime diary, it offers a refreshing portrait of life in the Union Army as the narrator captures the raw humor that develops among the men in combat. His portraits of the soldiers, routines of camp life, and southern landscapes are unforgettable.

subjects: 33d Infantry,  33d Infantry (Colored),  African American Participation,  African American soldiers,  African American troops,  African-American soldiers,  Biography,  History,  Nonfiction,  Participation, Afro-American,  Personal narratives,  Regimental histories,  Regimentalhistories,  Soldiers,  United States,  United States Civil War, 1861-1865,  United States. Army,  United States. Army South Carolina Volunteers, First,  United States. Army. 33d Infantry (Colored),  United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1864-1866),  United States. Army. Infantry (Colored), 33rd,  United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 33rd,  United States. Army. South Carolina Volunteers, 1st (1862-1864),  Military life,  African Americans,  Afro-American Soliders,  Afro-American,  Regimental history,  United States Army,  Civil War,  American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658,  Higginson, thomas wentworth, 1823-1911,  United states, army,  United states, army, biography,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, regimental histories,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, biography,  United States. inf. 33d,  United States. Army. South Carolina Volunteers, First,  Biographies,  Militaires noirs américains,  Histoire,  Histoire des unités,  Récits personnels,  Noirs américains,  Military participation,  African American,  United States. Army. 33rd Colored Infantry Regiment, (1862-1866),  États-Unis. Army,  États-Unis

People: Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911)

Places: United States

Times: 19th century,  Civil War, 1861-1865