President Lincoln outlawed slavery. And the governor of Massachusetts began recruiting black soldiers. They formed the 54th Massachusetts regiment. At first, few people believed that they would make good soldiers. But the brave 54th defeated their enemies in battle. They did it time and again-proving everyone wrong.
While trying to adjust to life at a new military base in a town where the residents hate the Army, Kevin, the son of a Lieutenant Colonel, uncovers a plot to destroy the base.
Grierson became a cavalry officer during the Civil War and then became the commander of the Tenth Cavalry, a command of white officers and black enlisted men.
Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War
Murphy, Jim
1991
Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.