36th Infantry United States Colored Troops in the Civil War

James K. Bryant, II, most recently was an associate professor of history at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. A former National Park Service historian, he is the author of two books on Civil War history.

• Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations      viiiPreface      Introduction: The Resurrection of Peter Wilson, Company C, 36th USCT      Part One: “A Model Regiment”1. I Belonged to a Man      2. Noble Men and Patriots      3. They Are Most Reliable Soldiers      4. Selected from the Most Intelligent Among Them      5. De Bottom Rail on Top      6. First and Foremost of Them All      Conclusion: “Pure Patriotic Principles”      Part Two: Unit Roster 36th Infantry, United States Colored Troops (formerly 2nd North Carolina Colored Volunteers), 1863–1866      Appendix 1. Composition of a Regiment of Infantry      Appendix 2. U.S. Army Ranks      Appendix 3. Unit Organization in the Union Army      AAppendix 4. Colonel Alonzo G. Draper’s Report of Knott’s Island, N.C., the Arrest of Nancy White, and the Altercation with Lieutenant Colonel Fredrick F. Wead, 98th New York Volunteers      Appendix 5. Letter of Sergeant Major Henry N. Adkins, 36th USCT, Requesting an Appointment as a Second Lieutenant, with Endorsements and Reply      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

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