A Brave Black Regiment: The History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865 - Brossura

Emilio, Capt Luis F.

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ISBN 10: 0306806231 ISBN 13: 9780306806230

Casa editrice: Da Capo Press, 1995

Riassunto

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 With a new introduction, rare, previously unpublished photos of Emilio and members of the 54th, the complete regimental roster, and his lengthy appendix concerning Confederate treatment of black prisoners-of-war,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.

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Luis F. Emilio (1844-1918) was a captain in the Union army of the Civil War with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

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• Editore: Da Capo Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0306806231
• ISBN 13: 9780306806230
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 546