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Edward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil War

Af: Frances H. Casstevens Engelsk Paperback

Edward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil War

Af: Frances H. Casstevens Engelsk Paperback
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Edward Wild, the controversial Union general who headed the all-black African Brigade in the Civil War, was one of the most loved and most hated figures of the 19th century. The man was neither understood nor appreciated by military or civilian, black or white, Northerner or Southerner. After enlisting at the outbreak of the war, Wild was promoted to Brigadier General and placed in charge of the United States Colored Troops. In fulfilling his assignment to free slaves and gain recruits, he took three women as hostages and ordered a great deal of property destruction. He freed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of slaves and settled them safely on Roanoke Island. Wild then not only recruited the newly freed blacks but trained them and gave them the opportunity to prove their worth in battle. Nobody, it seems, was happy about serving with them, but the African Brigade performed courageously in several battles.

Wild did some inexplicable things. Were his actions typical of the 19th century or did he act outside the norm? Was the criticism he suffered from his fellow Union officers valid--or was it due to personality conflicts? Did he deserve to be arrested, court-martialed, and even wiped from the history books--or was he the victim of discrimination? This work draws its answers from extensive research and includes many rare letters to and from Wild, including one from one of the North Carolinian hostages.

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Edward Wild, the controversial Union general who headed the all-black African Brigade in the Civil War, was one of the most loved and most hated figures of the 19th century. The man was neither understood nor appreciated by military or civilian, black or white, Northerner or Southerner. After enlisting at the outbreak of the war, Wild was promoted to Brigadier General and placed in charge of the United States Colored Troops. In fulfilling his assignment to free slaves and gain recruits, he took three women as hostages and ordered a great deal of property destruction. He freed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of slaves and settled them safely on Roanoke Island. Wild then not only recruited the newly freed blacks but trained them and gave them the opportunity to prove their worth in battle. Nobody, it seems, was happy about serving with them, but the African Brigade performed courageously in several battles.

Wild did some inexplicable things. Were his actions typical of the 19th century or did he act outside the norm? Was the criticism he suffered from his fellow Union officers valid--or was it due to personality conflicts? Did he deserve to be arrested, court-martialed, and even wiped from the history books--or was he the victim of discrimination? This work draws its answers from extensive research and includes many rare letters to and from Wild, including one from one of the North Carolinian hostages.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 335
ISBN-13: 9780786424436
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0786424435
Kategori: USA: Exploration and Expansion
Udg. Dato: 30 aug 2005
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 178mm
Højde: 254mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 30 aug 2005
Forfatter(e): Frances H. Casstevens
Forfatter(e) Frances H. Casstevens

Kategori USA: Exploration and Expansion

ISBN-13 9780786424436

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 335

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 178mm

Højde 254mm

Udg. Dato 30 aug 2005

Oplagsdato 30 aug 2005

Forlag McFarland & Co Inc

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