Honor in Command: Lt. Freeman S. Bowley's Civil War Service in the 30th United States Colored Infantry

by John David Smith

This memoir by Freeman Sparks Bowley, a young white officer who served as a lieutenant in a regiment of U.S. Colored Troops in the Union Army, is the work of a superb storyteller who describes how his Civil War experiences transformed him from a callow youth into an honorable man. Describing in detail his relationship with the men in his company, Bowley extols the role of black soldiers and their officers in the Union victory. Bowley's service in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813029988
• ISBN13: 9780813029986
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"