Edward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil WarMcFarland, 31 ago 2015 - 335 páginas Edward 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 from the history books--or was he the victim of discrimination? This work draws its answers from extensive research and includes many rare letters to and from Wild, including one from one of the North Carolinian hostages. |
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II Captain Wild United States Army 1861 | 19 |
III Colonel Wild 35th Regiment United States Army 1862 | 34 |
IV Brigadier General Wild United States Volunteers Colored | 55 |
V Charleston South Carolina 1863 | 73 |
VI Wilds Raid on Northeastern North Carolina and Its Results | 93 |
VII Retaliation and Repercussion | 117 |
XI CourtMartial of General Wild | 183 |
XII The Final Months of the War July 1864 to May 1865 | 194 |
XIII The Freedmens Bureau in Georgia and the Chennault Affair | 211 |
The Search for Silver | 245 |
Epilogue | 264 |
Tables for Chapter VI | 267 |
Notes | 271 |
Bibliography | 311 |
VIII Miss Nancy White and the WeadDraper Dispute | 127 |
IX The Clopton Whipping and Other Civilian Incidents | 146 |
Fort Powhatan Wilsons Wharf Fort Pocahontas and Other Battles in Virginia | 161 |
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Edward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil War Frances H. Casstevens Vista previa restringida - 2005 |
Edward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil War Frances Harding Casstevens Vista previa restringida - 2003 |
Edward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil War Frances Harding Casstevens Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |