Army Life in a Black Regiment
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
It is a historical book. 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 colored 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 colored population of that city, a comparatively self-reliant and educated race.
Customer Reviews
Review of Army Life in a Black Regiment
This is a thorough account of the formation of a Southern Regiment Of Black Soldiers during the Early Days of the Civil War.
It portrays the struggles of their commander as he observed the high abilities of those in his command and came to recognize that they were excellent men of service. In the end he admires their fortitude and petitions for their back pay.
This is an excellent book for anyone interested in learning about the day to day happenings in any Civil War Regiment and especially in this particular Black Regiment. It portrays the battles and skirmishes in detail such as you feel you yourself are the commander. You yourself, as the reader, feel the worries and concern for your soldiers and their struggles and the struggles in the mind of the commander over them. A book that I would be proud to have on my shelf in my home. I plan to recommend it to my husband and anyone I meet who is a student of The Civil War.