Captaining the Corps d'Afrique

The Civil War Diaries and Letters of John Newton Chamberlin

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: John Newton Chamberlin ISBN: 9781476625003
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: July 13, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: John Newton Chamberlin
ISBN: 9781476625003
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: July 13, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

“I have stood by their side in the grim conflict,” wrote Union Captain John Chamberlin of the Corps d’Afrique. “Woe to the nation that long withholds their rights from them.” Chamberlin spent nearly five years in the South during and after the Civil War. A well read, observant and articulate writer, he recorded his unique perspective as a commander of black soldiers and engineers. More than everyday accounts of camp life and battles, Chamberlin’s letters and diaries —here presented in historical context—give an insider’s view of the Union army’s relationship with black troops and of the political and social implications of wartime events. Late in the war, his correspondence focused on a schoolmate, Anna Bullock, and their burgeoning relationship.

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“I have stood by their side in the grim conflict,” wrote Union Captain John Chamberlin of the Corps d’Afrique. “Woe to the nation that long withholds their rights from them.” Chamberlin spent nearly five years in the South during and after the Civil War. A well read, observant and articulate writer, he recorded his unique perspective as a commander of black soldiers and engineers. More than everyday accounts of camp life and battles, Chamberlin’s letters and diaries —here presented in historical context—give an insider’s view of the Union army’s relationship with black troops and of the political and social implications of wartime events. Late in the war, his correspondence focused on a schoolmate, Anna Bullock, and their burgeoning relationship.

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