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Summary
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This book -- originally a series of essays -- was written by a Union colonel from New England, in charge of black troops training off the coast of the Carolinas. It offers a refreshing portrait of life in the Union Army as the narrator captures the raw humor that develops among the men in combat.
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Higginson was a Union colonel in charge of training black troops during the Civil War. He provides the officer's perspective on these recruits in a series of essays published in 1870. His observations range from camp life to a treatise on "The Negro as a Soldier." Though the book is not out of print, Dover's version is the most affordable edition currently available. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Chapter I. Introductory | p. 1 |
| Chapter II. Camp Diary | p. 6 |
| Chapter III. Up the St. Mary's | p. 62 |
| Chapter IV. Up the St. John's | p. 97 |
| Chapter V. Out on Picket | p. 130 |
| Chapter VI. A Night in the Water | p. 152 |
| Chapter VII. Up the Edisto | p. 167 |
| Chapter VIII The Baby of the Regiment | p. 185 |
| Chapter IX. Negro Spirituals | p. 197 |
| Chapter X. Life at Camp Shaw | p. 223 |
| Chapter XI. Florida Again? | p. 234 |
| Chapter XII. The Negro as a Soldier | p. 243 |
| Chapter XIII. Conclusion | p. 264 |
| Appendix | |
| A. Roster of Officers | p. 269 |
| B. The First Black Soldiers | p. 272 |
| C. General Saxton's Instructions | p. 278 |
| D. The Struggle for Pay | p. 280 |
| E. Farewell Address | p. 292 |
| Index | p. 295 |
