The memoir of John W. M. Appleton, a field officer in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, provides the most in-depth account available of the lives of the first regiment of free Black soldiers recruited during the Civil War.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: “ The Fallacy That the War Was Not Waged for Freedom”
1. “ An Opportunity to Fight for Their Liberty” : From Boston to South Carolina (January 11– June 5, 1863)
2. Are We Soldiers or Pirates? A Foray into Georgia (June 7– July 7, 1863)
3. May This Night “ Find Us Masters of Morris Island and Thus of Sumter and Charleston” : The Assault on Fort Wagner (July 8– 23, 1863)
4. “ Fighting Our Battle against Slavery” : The Siege of Charleston (October 19– November 26, 1863)
5. “ Ready for Coffee or Pistols” : The Siege Continues (November 26, 1863– January 25, 1864)
6. “ To Rescue Those in Bondage to Break the Captives’ Chains” : The Florida Campaign (January 28– February 24, 1864)
7. “ In a Chronic State of Expectation of a Fight” : Garrison Duty at Jacksonville (February 25– April 15, 1864)
8. “ General Officer of the Day, and Hard at Work” : Return to the Siege of Charleston (April 17– June 29, 1864)
9. “ I Was Badly Affected by the Heat” : Last Days with the Regiment (June 30– August 17, 1864)
10. “ Performed His Duties with Marked Efficiency” : After the War (August 1864– October 1913)
Epilogue: “ I Have Written an Account of My Service . . . to Hand to My Children”
Notes
Bibliography
Index
