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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786416041
ISBN-139780786416042
eBay Product ID (ePID)2676610
Product Key Features
Book TitleEdward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil War
Number of Pages335 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorFrances Harding Casstevens
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight57.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-004183
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal973.7/415/092 B
SynopsisEdward 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
LC Classification NumberE467.1.W68C37 2003
