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James Henry Gooding: Slave, Scholar, Soldier in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

James Henry Gooding: Slave, Scholar, Soldier in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Paperback

Series: Civil War History & Biography

Civil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN13: 9798344547190
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 21 2024
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
James Henry Gooding was born a slave in N.C. in 1838. He was taken by his white father to NYC and left in the Colored Orphan Asylum. In his late teens, he became a seaman on whaling ships before enlisting in the 54th Massachusetts. While fighting with the 54th he wrote weekly letters to the New Bedford newspaper as a correspondent. Wounded at Olustee Florida, he was captured and sent to Andersonville prison. He died in Andersonville in July 1864.

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Civil War Period (1850-1877)