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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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Waging War for Freedom with the 54th Massachusetts
The Civil War Memoir of John W. M. Appleton
About this book
Late in 1862, amid the horrors of the U.S. Civil War, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, with President Lincoln’s approval, authorized the recruitment of Black soldiers for the Union cause. In January of 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was born. On February 7, 1863, Massachusetts governor John Andrew commissioned Boston-bred John W. M. Appleton the first of the white officers in the most famous Civil War regiment of Black soldiers. Appleton immediately began recruiting enlisted soldiers for the company he would command, Company A.
Waging War for Freedom with the 54th Massachusetts is a fresh look at the service of this famed regiment as told through Appleton’s memoir—the most complete first-person account available about the service of the men in the 54th Massachusetts regiment. Appleton wrote candidly about his own experiences and the men who served with and under him, including troop punishments, combat, and combat injuries, including his own. He also described in detail the weather, climate, southern geography, and his interaction with civilians. Appleton served with the regiment from February 1863 through August 1864, when severe injuries forced him home a second time. Taking Appleton’s memoir as their foundation, the editors thoroughly contextualize the service of the 54th through its disbanding in 1865, providing a fresh perspective on the men and the regiment as they fought to abolish slavery in the United States.
Waging War for Freedom with the 54th Massachusetts is a fresh look at the service of this famed regiment as told through Appleton’s memoir—the most complete first-person account available about the service of the men in the 54th Massachusetts regiment. Appleton wrote candidly about his own experiences and the men who served with and under him, including troop punishments, combat, and combat injuries, including his own. He also described in detail the weather, climate, southern geography, and his interaction with civilians. Appleton served with the regiment from February 1863 through August 1864, when severe injuries forced him home a second time. Taking Appleton’s memoir as their foundation, the editors thoroughly contextualize the service of the 54th through its disbanding in 1865, providing a fresh perspective on the men and the regiment as they fought to abolish slavery in the United States.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. âAn Opportunity to Fight for Their Libertyâ
- 2. Are We Soldiers or Pirates?
- 3. May This Night âFind Us Masters of Morris Island and Thus of Sumter and Charlestonâ
- 4. âFighting Our Battle against Slaveryâ
- 5. âReady for Coffee or Pistolsâ
- 6. âTo Rescue Those in Bondage to Break the Captivesâ Chainsâ
- 7. âIn a Chronic State of Expectation of a Fightâ
- 8. âGeneral Officer of the Day, and Hard at Workâ
- 9. âI Was Badly Affected by the Heatâ
- 10. âPerformed His Duties with Marked Efficiencyâ
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About James Robbins Jewell
- About Eugene S. Van Sickle