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LoC No.: 10014410

Title: A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops

Note: Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops" by Isaac J. Hill is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work documents the formation, battles, and experiences of the 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment during the Civil War, focusing on the trials and triumphs of the soldiers involved. It highlights the significant challenges faced by African American troops as they fought for their freedom and rights. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces himself, detailing his early life and motivations for joining the regiment as a soldier and chaplain. He provides context about the regiment's recruitment process and the soldiers' emotional farewells to their loved ones before embarking on their journey from Connecticut to battlefields in the South. The beginning sets the tone for a deeply personal recounting of military life, emphasizing the tension of preparation for combat, the lack of promised bounties, and the yearning for home, thus immersing the reader in the emotional landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Hill, Isaac J., 1826-

EBook No.: 60700

Published: Nov 16, 2019

Downloads: 41

Language: English

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories

Subject: United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)

LoCC: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 10014410

Title: A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops

Note: Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops" by Isaac J. Hill is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work documents the formation, battles, and experiences of the 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment during the Civil War, focusing on the trials and triumphs of the soldiers involved. It highlights the significant challenges faced by African American troops as they fought for their freedom and rights. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces himself, detailing his early life and motivations for joining the regiment as a soldier and chaplain. He provides context about the regiment's recruitment process and the soldiers' emotional farewells to their loved ones before embarking on their journey from Connecticut to battlefields in the South. The beginning sets the tone for a deeply personal recounting of military life, emphasizing the tension of preparation for combat, the lack of promised bounties, and the yearning for home, thus immersing the reader in the emotional landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Hill, Isaac J., 1826-

EBook No.: 60700

Published: Nov 16, 2019

Downloads: 41

Language: English

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories

Subject: United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)

LoCC: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.