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Army Life in a Black Regiment
By Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Length9h 34m
About this audiobook
Written in 1869, "Army Life in a Black Regiment" is a stirring account of wartime experiences from the leader of the first regiment of emancipated slaves.
Excerpt:
"...These pages record some of the adventures of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the United States during the late civil war. It was, indeed, the first coloured regiment of any kind so mustered, except a portion of the troops raised by Major-General Butler at New Orleans. These scarcely belonged to the same class, however, being recruited from the free coloured population of that city, a comparatively self-reliant and educated race..."
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir, Psychology
Length9 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 20, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1. Introductory
2Chapter 2. Camp Diary
3Chapter 3. Up The St. Mary's
4Chapter 4. Up The St. John's
5Chapter 5. Out On Picket
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6Chapter 6. A Night In The Water
7Chapter 7. Up The Edisto
8Chapter 8. The Baby Of The Regiment
9Chapter 9. Negro Spirituals
10Chapter 10 Life At Camp Shaw
11Chapter 11. Florida Again?
12Chapter 12. The Negro As A Soldier
13Chapter 13. Conclusion
14Appendix A. Roster Of Officers
15Appendix B. The First Black Soldiers
16Appendix C. General Saxton's Instructions
17Appendix D. The Struggle For Pay
18Appendix E. Farewell Address Of Lt. Col. Trowbridge
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