On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front

Here is a vivid, unforgettable portrait of the Civil War as seen through the eloquent letters written by a black soldier in the Massachusetts 54th Regiment — the renowned regiment featured in the highly-acclaimed movie Glory. Gooding's shrewd, witty and opinionated observations of military life and the conduct of war is irresistible.

• Author
• James Henry Gooding

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 139

• Publisher
• University of Massachusetts Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780870237454

• Genres
• history

• Release date
• 1991