1901 Connecticut Civil War First Light Battery Beecher

1901 Connecticut Civil War First Light Battery Beecher Slavery Racism

Beecher compiled this illustrated history from personal interviews, official records, and private diaries to include numerous portraits of members of the regiment, etching of their adventures, and an extensive history of their activities during the Civil War. Beecher told of the perpetuation of derogatory stereotypes and recounted how Union authorities rounded up African Americans and forced them to work for the Army. These are just a few examples of how the soldiers of the First Light Battery, like many white Northerners, had a complex and ambiguous relationship with African Americans risking their lives to end slavery, while at the same time accepting and perpetuating racism.

Nevins writes, "One of the best of the Connecticut unit histories."

This undated edition 52 engraved illustrations, 4 maps, 70 portraits of officers, and numerous in-text black and white illustrations!

Item number: #8261

Price: $499

BEECHER, Herbert

History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time

New York: A.T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Col, Ltd., [1901] 1st edition

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

Vol. 2

456-886p

References: Nevins I, p.57. Dornbusch (Connecticut):14

Language: English

Binding: Cloth; tight and secure

Size: ~9in X 8in (22.5cm x 20cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent.