Army Life in a Black Regiment
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"Army Life in a Black Regiment" is Thomas Wentworth Higginson’s classic Civil War memoir recounting his experiences commanding one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
citizenship and equality
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race and military service ⓘ slavery and emancipation ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Wentworth Higginson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
First South Carolina Volunteers
NERFINISHED
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United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
conditions in Union-occupied Southern territory
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experiences of African American soldiers in combat ⓘ formation of Black regiments in the Union Army ⓘ relations between white officers and Black enlisted men ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
command of one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army
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daily life of Black Union soldiers ⓘ emancipation and enlistment of formerly enslaved men ⓘ racial attitudes in the Union Army ⓘ training and combat of Black troops ⓘ |
| genre |
Civil War literature
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military history ⓘ war memoir ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Black Union soldiers
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formerly enslaved recruits ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| historicalDomain |
African American history
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Civil War studies ⓘ United States military history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic Civil War memoir
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early firsthand account of Black Union regiments ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American soldiers
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American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Black regiments in the Civil War ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Thomas Wentworth Higginson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
South Carolina Sea Islands
NERFINISHED
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Union-occupied South Carolina ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1862
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1863 ⓘ 1864 ⓘ American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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