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Had an invitation reached me to take command of a regiment of Kalmuck Tartars, it could hardly have been more unexpected. I had always looked for the arming of the blacks, and had always felt a wish to be associated with them; had read the scanty accounts of General Hunter's abortive regiment, and had heard rumors of General Saxton's renewed efforts. But the prevalent tone of public sentiment was still opposed to any such attempts; the government kept very shy of the experiment, and it did not seem possible that the time had come when it could be fairly tried. For myself, I was at the. | Army Life in a Black Regiment 1 Army Life in a Black Regiment The Project Gutenberg EBook of Army Life in a Black Regiment by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the header without written permission. Please read the legal small print and other information about the eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is important information about your specific rights and restrictions in how the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a donation to Project Gutenberg and how to get involved. Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers Since 1971 These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers Title Army Life in a Black Regiment Author Thomas Wentworth Higginson Release Date October 2004 EBook 6764 Yes we are more than one year ahead of schedule This file was first posted on January 24 2003 Edition 10 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ARMY LIFE IN A BLACK REGIMENT This eBook was provided by Eric Eldred. Army Life in a Black Regiment Thomas Wentworth Higginson 1823-1911 Originally published 1869 Reprinted 1900 by Riverside Press CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 2 CHAPTER 1 Introductory CHAPTER 2 Camp Diary CHAPTER 3 Up the St. Mary s CHAPTER 4 Up the St. John s CHAPTER 5 Out on Picket CHAPTER 6 A Night in the Water CHAPTER 7 Up the Edisto CHAPTER 8 The Baby of the Regiment CHAPTER 9 3 CHAPTER 9 Negro Spirituals CHAPTER 10 Life at Camp Shaw CHAPTER 11 Florida Again CHAPTER 12 The Negro as a Soldier CHAPTER 13 Conclusion APPENDIX A. Roster of Officers B. The First Black Soldiers C. General Saxton s Instructions D. The Struggle for Pay E.

• Lịch sử - Văn hoá
• The Negro as a Soldier
• Negro Spirituals
• Up the Edisto
• Camp Diary
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson
• history