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Waging war for freedom with the 54th Massachusetts : the Civil War memoir of John W.M. Appleton
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"This painstakingly edited memoir of John W. M. Appleton, a field officer in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, provides an in-depth look at the lives of the first regiment of free Black sol...
"This painstakingly edited memoir of John W. M. Appleton, a field officer in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, provides an in-depth look at the lives of the first regiment of free Black soldiers recruited during the Civil War"--
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- Creator
- edited by James Robbins Jewell, Eugene S. Van Sickle
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- English
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- [Lincoln, Neb.] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2025]
- ©2025
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- xx, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1640126481, 9781640126442, 1640126449, 9781640126473, 9781640126480, 1640126473
- OCLC
- on1472088030, on1512828998
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-335) and index.
- Introduction: "The fallacy that was the War was not waged for freedom" -- "An opportunity to fight for their liberty": from Boston to South Carolina (January 11-June 5, 1863) -- Are we soldiers or pirates? A foray into Georgia (June 7-July 7, 1863) -- May this night "find us masters of Morris Island and thus of Sumter and Charleston": the assault on Fort Wagner (July 8-23,1863) -- "Fighting our battle against slavery": the Siege of Charleston (October 19-November 26, 1863) -- "Ready for coffee or pistols": the Siege continues (November 26, 1863-January 25, 1864) -- "To rescue those in bondage to break the captives' chains": the Florida Campaign (January 28-February 24, 1864) -- "In a chronic state of expectation of a fight": garrison duty at Jacksonville (February 25-April 15, 1864) -- "General Officer of the Day, and hard at work": return to the Siege of Charleston (April 17-June 29, 1864) -- "I was badly affected by the heat": last days with the Regiment (June 30-August 17, 1864) -- "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
Subjects
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
- Appleton, John W. M., 1832-1913 -- Correspondence.
- Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
- African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
- Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
- Soldiers -- Massachusetts -- Correspondence.