A brave Black regiment : the history of the Fifty-fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865
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A brave Black regiment : the history of the Fifty-fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865
Da Capo Press, 1995
1st Da Capo Press ed
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"An unabridged republication of the second and enlarged edition first published in Boston in 1894"--T.p. verso
Includes index
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Description
In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent",the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Hundreds of free blacks enlisted. When the 54th Massachusetts spearheaded the suicidal charge against Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, the regiment was showered with acclaim, but that defining event was not its only illustrious moment. After the devastating repulse at Fort Wagner left all of the unit's ranking officers dead or wounded, Captain Luis F. Emilio (1844-1918) emerged as the 54th's acting commander. A Brave Black Regiment offers an unparalleled, moving, inside view of the entire history of the 54th Massachusetts, from recruitment through disbandment. With a new introduction, rare, previously unpublished photos of Emilio and members of the 54th, the complete regimental roster, and his lengthy appendix concerning Confederate treatment of black prisoners-of-war, this Da Capo Press/Persues Books Group edition is certain to remain definitive for a long time to come.
Table of Contents
* Recruiting * Readville Camp * The Sea Islands * Descent on James Island * The Greater Assault on Wagner * Siege of Wagner * Bombardment of Charleston * Olustee * Morris Island * Attack on James Island * Siege of Charleston * Honey Hill * Operations About Pocotaligo * Charleston and Savannah * Potters Raid * Final Service
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