Reprint. Originally published: New York : Longmans, Green, 1956.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / by Herman Hattaway -- "We are ready and would go ..." -- "The ultras in their eagerness have spoilt all." -- "And who better to begin the work ..." -- "Soon have an army." -- "No man can hender me." -- "The very air seemed to be filled with obstacles." -- "I am here to raise as many regiments of blacks as I can." -- "But the high soul burns on ..." -- "The difficulty is not in stating the principle ..." -- "There seems to be inequality and injustice ..." -- " ... taking life and honor in their hands ..." -- "We looks like men a-marchin' on ..." -- " ... even the slave becomes a man ..."
Summary
Describes the hopes, fears, and accomplishments of Black troops in the Union Army during the Civil War.
