Army Life in a Black Regiment by Thomas Wentworth Higginson - ISBN: 9780140436211
Paperback
Colonel’s firsthand account of black soldiers in the Civil War.

Army Life in a Black Regiment

and Other Writings

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 1997

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Summary

In 1862, Thomas Wentworth Higginson was commissioned as a colonel to head the first regiment of emancipated slaves, and ARMY LIFE IN A BLACK REGIMENT is his stirring account of his wartime experiences. Shaped by American Romanticism and imbued with Higginson’s interest in both man and nature, the narrative ranges from detailed reports on daily life to a vivid description of the author’s narrow escape from cannon fire, as well as evocative sketches that conjure up the beauty and mystery of the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140436211
ISBN-10:0140436219
Author:Thomas Wentworth Higginson, R.D. Madison
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Edition:1st
Release Date:1 October 1997
Weight:301g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 21mm
Series:Penguin Classics
About The Author

Thomas Wentworth Higginson

R. D. Madison is a professor of English at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He has edited several volumes of military and naval history, including The Bounty Mutiny by William Bligh and Edward Christian for Penguin Classics.

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