Reminiscences of Two Years With the Coloured Troops
by Joshua M. Addeman
Army Life in a Black Regiment
by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Two accounts of commanding coloured troops in the field
Joshua Addeman served as a captain commanding the coloured soldiers of the 14th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment. His concise personal first hand account brings focus to the activities of African-Americans within the little reported service of the artillery. It is filled with useful information making it a valuable source work of the period.
Higginson's account of the...

Reminiscences of Two Years With the Coloured Troops
by Joshua M. Addeman
Army Life in a Black Regiment
by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Two accounts of commanding coloured troops in the field
Joshua Addeman served as a captain commanding the coloured soldiers of the 14th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment. His concise personal first hand account brings focus to the activities of African-Americans within the little reported service of the artillery. It is filled with useful information making it a valuable source work of the period.
Higginson's account of the...