regimental histories

Describes the formation of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment and its valiant battle history from 1863 to 1865.

Chronicles the experiences the men serving in Robert E. Lee's Confederate army had during the last year of the Civil War.

Chronicles the experiences Andrew and Barney Brayman had while they were fighting in the Civil War and discusses how their enlistment affected their town and family.

Presents the complete, annotated Civil War journal of Thomas Wentworth Higginson, the colonel of the first black regiment in the conflict; and includes a selection of his letters.

Discusses the formation of Philadelphia's African-American Sixth Regiment and its contribution to the Civil War effort, and provides statistics on the regiment and a muster roll of its men.