On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front

By James Henry Gooding

Book Overview

On February 14, 1863, twenty-six-year-old seaman James Henry Gooding volunteered to serve in the Massachusetts 54th, the first regiment of black soldiers ever recruited for the Union army. Over the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446394149
• ISBN13: 9780446394147
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"