Now or Never!: Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry's War to End Slavery

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Synopsis
Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history—George E. Stephens and James Henry Gooding.

These Union soldiers not only served in the Massachusetts 54th Infantry, the well-known black regiment, but were also war correspondents who published eyewitness reports of the battlefields. Their dispatches told the truth of their lives at camp, their intense training, and the dangers and tragedies on the battlefield. Like the other thousands of black soldiers in the regiment, they not only fought against the Confederacy and the inhumanity of slavery, but also against injustice in their own army. The regiment’s protest against unfair pay resulted in America’s first major civil rights victory—equal pay for African American soldiers. This fresh perspective on the Civil War includes an author’s note, timeline, bibliography, index and source notes.

Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781629799162
Related ISBNs:
9781629793405
Publisher:
Boyds Mills Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ray Anthony Shepard
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
Grade Levels:
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:
11–18
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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