Voices Of The 55th: Letters From The 55th Massachusetts Volunteers, 1861 1865

by Noah Andre Trudeau

Letters from the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers 1861-1865. This regiment began to take shape in May 1863 when young black men primarily from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virignia began to assemble in Readville, Massachusetts. 258 pp., photo section, maps, cloth, dj

258 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

American Civil War historian. He has won the Civil War Round Table of New York's Fletcher Pratt Award and the Jerry Coffey Memorial Book Prize. A former executive producer at National Public Radio, he lives in Washington, DC.