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The Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry in the Civil War (Paperback)
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The Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry in the Civil War (Paperback)
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In January 1863, a long-anticipated military order arrived on the
desk of Massachusetts Governor John Andrew. President Lincoln's
secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, had granted the governor authority
to raise regiments of black soldiers. Two units-the 54th and 55th
Massachusetts Infantry-were soon mustered and Andrew was eager to
recruit a black cavalry regiment. In December, he issued General
Order No. 44, announcing ""a Regiment of Cavalry Volunteers, to be
composed of men of color...is now in the process of recruitment in
the Commonwealth."" Drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and
official reports, this book provides the first full-length
regimental history of the Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry, chronicling
the unit's organization, participation in the Petersburg campaign,
guarding of prisoners at Point Lookout, Maryland, and its
triumphant ride into Richmond. The postwar lives and contributions
of many of the men are included.
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