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LaBarre, Steven M.

 
9781476663845: The Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry in the Civil War
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 147666384X ISBN 13 : 9781476663845
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2016

Synopsis

In January 1863, a long-anticipated military order arrived on the desk of Massachusetts Governor John Andrew. President Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, had granted the governor authority to raise regiments of black soldiers. Two units--the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry--were soon mustered and in December, Andrew issued General Order No. 44, announcing "a Regiment of Cavalry Volunteers, to be composed of men of color...is now in the process of recruitment in the Commonwealth."

Drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, this book provides the first full-length regimental history of the Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry--its organization, participation in the Petersburg campaign and the guarding of prisoners at Point Lookout, Maryland, and its triumphant ride into Richmond. Accounts of the postwar lives of many of the men are included.

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À propos de l'auteur

Steven M. LaBarre (degree in history and sociology from Olivet Nazarene University) is head of reference and adult services for a public library in a Chicago suburb. He has been featured in the scholarly journal Gettysburg Magazine. He lives in Fairfield, Pennsylvania.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
147666384X
ISBN 13 
9781476663845
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
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Personne responsable
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