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Waging war for freedom with the 54th Massachusetts : the Civil War memoir of John W. M. Appleton / James Robbins Jewell, Eugene S. Van Sickle, and John W. M. Appleton, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Appleton, John W. M., 1832-1913, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Appleton, John W. M., 1832-1913--Correspondence.
- Appleton, John W. M.
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865).
- United States.
- African American soldiers--History--19th century.
- African American soldiers.
- Soldiers--United States.
- Soldiers.
- Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- Massachusetts.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 345 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, Nebraska : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press [2025]
- Summary:
- "This painstakingly edited memoir of John W. M. Appleton, a field officer in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, provides an in-depth look at the lives of the first regiment of free Black soldiers recruited during the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: "The Fallacy That the War Was Not Waged for Freedom"
- 1. "An Opportunity to Fight for Their Liberty"
- 2. Are We Soldiers or Pirates?
- 3. May This Night "Find Us Masters of Morris Island and Thus of Sumter and Charleston"
- 4. "Fighting Our Battle against Slavery"
- 5. "Ready for Coffee or Pistols"
- 6. "To Rescue Those in Bondage to Break the Captives' Chains"
- 7. "In a Chronic State of Expectation of a Fight"
- 8. "General Officer of the Day, and Hard at Work"
- 9. "I Was Badly Affected by the Heat"
- 10. "Performed His Duties with Marked Efficiency"
- Epilogue: "I Have Written an Account of My Service . . . to Hand to My Children."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781640126473
- 1640126473
- 9781640126480
- 1640126481
- OCLC:
- 1512828998
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