Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

A Regiment of Slaves: The 4th United States Colored Infantry, 1863-1866

Edward G. Longacre

0/5 ( ratings)

The 4th United States Colored Troops regiment saw considerable action in the eastern theater of operations from late 1863 to mid-1865. The regimentâ€”drawn largely from freedmen and liberated slaves in the Middle Atlantic and New England statesâ€”served in Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butlerâ€s Army of the James, whose mission was to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond. From May to December 1864, the 4th saw action in the Bermuda Hundred and Richmond-Petersburg campaigns, and in early 1865 helped capture the defenses of Wilmington, North Carolina, the last open seaport of value to the Confederacy. Citing recently discovered and previously unpublished accounts, author Edward G. Longacre goes beyond the battlefield heroics of the 4th USCT, blending his unique insights into political and social history to analyze the motives, goals, and aspirations of the African American enlisted men. The author also emphasizes how these soldiers overcame what one of their commanders called â€œstupid, unreasoning, and quite vengeful prejudiceâ€ and shows how General Butler, a supporter of black troops, gave the unit opportunities to prove itself in battle, resulting in a combat record of which any infantry regiment, black or white, could be proud.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN 13: 9780811700122

A Regiment of Slaves: The 4th United States Colored Infantry, 1863-1866

Edward G. Longacre

0/5 ( ratings)

The 4th United States Colored Troops regiment saw considerable action in the eastern theater of operations from late 1863 to mid-1865. The regimentâ€”drawn largely from freedmen and liberated slaves in the Middle Atlantic and New England statesâ€”served in Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butlerâ€s Army of the James, whose mission was to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond. From May to December 1864, the 4th saw action in the Bermuda Hundred and Richmond-Petersburg campaigns, and in early 1865 helped capture the defenses of Wilmington, North Carolina, the last open seaport of value to the Confederacy. Citing recently discovered and previously unpublished accounts, author Edward G. Longacre goes beyond the battlefield heroics of the 4th USCT, blending his unique insights into political and social history to analyze the motives, goals, and aspirations of the African American enlisted men. The author also emphasizes how these soldiers overcame what one of their commanders called â€œstupid, unreasoning, and quite vengeful prejudiceâ€ and shows how General Butler, a supporter of black troops, gave the unit opportunities to prove itself in battle, resulting in a combat record of which any infantry regiment, black or white, could be proud.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN 13: 9780811700122

More books from Edward G. Longacre

General John Buford

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Joshua Chamberlain: The Soldier And The Man

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Cavalry at Gettysburg: A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations during the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign, 9 June-14 July 1863

General Ulysses S. Grant: The Soldier and the Man

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Custer: The Making of a Young General

Pickett: Leader of the Charge: A Biography of General George E. Pickett, C.S.A.

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Lee's Cavalrymen

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Gentleman and Soldier: A Biography of Wade Hampton III

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Man Behind The Guns: A Military Biography Of General Henry J. Hunt, Commander Of Artillery, Army Of The Potomac

4.5/5 ( ratings)

From Everglade to Canyon With the Second United States Cavalry: An Authentic Account of Service in Florida, Mexico, Virginia, and the Indian Country, 1836–1875

From Antietam To Fort Fisher: The Civil War Letters Of Edward King Wightman, 1862 1865

The Lightning Mule Brigade: Abel Streight's 1863 Raid Into Alabama

Grant's Cavalryman: The Life and Wars of General James H. Wilson

A Soldier to the Last: Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler in Blue and Gray

The Cavalry at Appomattox: A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations During the Civil War's Climactic Campaign, March 27-April 9, 1865

The Commanders of Chancellorsville: The Gentleman vs. The Rogue

Lincoln's Cavalrymen: A History of the Mounted Forces of the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865

War in the Ruins: The American Army's Final Battle Against Nazi Germany

Joshua Chamberlain: The Solider And The Man

Worthy Opponents: William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston: Antagonists in War-Friends in Peace

Rate this book!

Write a review?