Reminiscences of my life in camp African American woman's civil war memoir

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Reminiscences of my life in camp African American woman's civil war memoir

Entry/Object ID

Library.1579

Description

xl, 76 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxiii-xl). Includes Civil War soldiers in Jacksonville, Florida, chapter V.. Contents: Introduction: Let us not forget that terrible war / by Catherine Clinton -- Dedication, and letter / from C.T. Trowbridge -- Preface -- Introduction / by Thomas Wentworth Higginson -- Reminiscences. A brief sketch of my ancestors ; My childhood ; On St. Simon's Island, 1862 -- Camp Saxton, proclamation and barbecue, 1863 ; Military expeditions, and life in camp ; On Morris and other islands ; Cast away ; A flag of truce ; Capture of Charleston ; Mustered out ; After the war ; The women's relief corps ; Thoughts on present condition ; A visit to Louisiana -- Appendix. Roster of survivors of 33rd regiment ; United States colored troops ; A list of the battles fought by the regiment. Chronicles daily life on the battlefront, and also records interactions between blacks and whites, men and women, and northerners and southerners during and after the war. Includes Civil War soldiers in Jacksonville, Florida. Printed digitally. Cover and frontispiece: Portrait and signature of Susie King Taylor from the original 1902 edition.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Taylor, Susie King, 1848-1912., United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1864-1866)., African American women -- Biography., Freedmen -- United States -- Biography., Nurses -- United States -- Biography., United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women., United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans.

Publication Details

Author

Taylor, Susie King, 1848-1912.

Publisher

University of Georgia Press

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Athens

Call No.

E 492.94 33rd .T3 2006

ISBN

9780820326665