Army life in a Black regiment, and other writings

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Army life in a Black regiment, and other writings

Thomas Wentworth Higginson ; with an introduction and notes by R.D. Madison

(Penguin classics)

Penguin Books, 1997

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suggestions for further reading: p. [xxiii]-xxiv

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Description

A stirring account of wartime experiences from the leader of the first regiment of emancipated slaves Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a Unitarian minister, was a fervent member of new England's abolitionist movement, an active participant in the Underground Railroad, and part of a group that supplied material aid to John Brown before his ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry. When the Civil War broke out, Higginson was commissioned as a colonel of the black troops training in the Sea Islands off the coast of the Carolinas. Shaped by American Romanticism and imbued with Higginson's interest in both man and nature, Army Life in a Black Regiment ranges from detailed reports on daily life to a vivid description of the author's near escape from cannon fire, to sketches that conjure up the beauty and mystery of the Sea Islands. This edition also features a selection of Higginson's essays, including "Nat Turner's Insurrection" and "Emily Dickinson's Letters." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Table of Contents

Introduction by R.D. Madison Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Texts Army Life in a Black Regiment CHAPTER I. Introductory CHAPTER II. Camp Diary CHAPTER III. Up the St. Mary's CHAPTER IV. Up the St. John's CHAPTER V. Out on Picket CHAPTER VI. A Night in the Water CHAPTER VII. Up the Edisto CHAPTER VIII. The Baby of the Regiment CHAPTER IX. Negro Spirituals CHAPTER X. Life at Camp Shaw CHAPTER XI. Florida Again? CHAPTER XII. The Negro as a Soldier CHAPTER XIII. Conclusion APPENDIX A. Roster of Officers B. The First Black Soldiers C. General Saxton's Instructions D. The Struggle for Pay E. Farewell Address RELATED READINGS A Visit to John Brown's Household in 1859 Nat Turner's Insurrection Letter to a Young Contributor Some War Scenes Revisited Emily Dickinson's Letters EXPLANATORY NOTES

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