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A voice of thunder
the Civil War letters of George E. Stephens
By Stephens, George E. & Yacovone, Donald
- ISBN
- 978-0-25202-245-6
- Publisher
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1996
Stephens was a black reporter for the black newspaper Weekly Anglo-African when the Civil War broke out. He joined the 54th Massachusetts, the first black Union regiment. Promoted to sergeant, he stormed Battery Wagner with his regiment. Surviving the Union defeat, Stephens served with the 54th through the end of the war. He corresponded regularly with his newspaper,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
