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Captaining the Corps d'Afrique : the Civil War diaries and letters of John Newton Chamberlin / John Newton Chamberlin ; edited by John Bisbee.
Van Pelt Library E492.94 97th .C46 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chamberlin, John Newton, -1880, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chamberlin, John Newton, -1880--Diaries.
- Chamberlin, John Newton.
- Chamberlin, John Newton, -1880--Correspondence.
- United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 97th (1864-1866).
- United States.
- United States. Corps d'Afrique. Engineer Regiment, 3rd (1863-1864).
- United States. Corps d'Afrique.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Diaries.
- Personal correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Summary:
- " More than an everyday account of camp life and battles, Union Captain John Chamberlin's writings give an insider's view of the Union army's relationship with black troops and the political and social implications of wartime events. "-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Entering the fray
- The Union takes Pensacola
- New Orleans
- Control of the Mississippi River
- 3rd Engineers, Corps d'Afrique
- Loneliness of war
- The Red River Campaign
- Coping with the misery of war
- Changes for the black soldiers
- The presidential election and the war
- Return to Florida
- Camp life
- The defeat of the rebels
- Victory at what price?
- Post-war nation
- Visit at home
- Final military days
- Planning a future together.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-198) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476664491
- 1476664498
- OCLC:
- 933590608
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