W.G.: The Opium-addicted Pistol Toting Preacher Who Raised the First Federal African American Union Troops Paperback Sunbury Press, Inc.
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W.G.: The Opium-addicted Pistol Toting Preacher Who Raised the First Federal African American Union Troops Paperback Sunbury Press, Inc.

W.G.: The Opium-addicted Pistol Toting Preacher Who Raised the First Federal African American Union Troops

Sunbury Press, Inc.
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William Gould "W.G." Raymond was a staunch abolitionist and Union officer. A preacher. Under Lincoln's authority, he raised hundreds of Black Union soldiers on the wild streets of D.C., eager to fight for their freedom. Many would go on to battle in perhaps the most important victory of Black troops in the Civil War. The War Department did not support the fledgling 1st District of Columbia Colored Volunteers (later the 1st U.S.C.T.). W.G. was forced to pay for troop provisions and training out of his own pocket, never to be repaid. His challenges were just beginning.



Author: William Burtch, Donna Burtch
Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc.
Published: 05/03/2022
Pages: 118
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d
ISBN13: 9781620069080
ISBN10: 1620069083
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
- History | United States | 19th Century

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