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In 1864 the Philadelphia <i>Press</i> commissioned Thomas Morris Chester, son of an ex-slave to cover the activities of black troops on the Virginia front. The only black correspondent for a major daily during the Civil War, Chester covered the crucial final year of the war around Richmond. His dispatches constitute the most sustained and extensive first-hand account of black soldiers in existence. As the war came to a close, Chester richly described the responses of Confederate troops and civil

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Author

edited, with a biographical essay and notes, by R.J.M. Blackett

Publisher

New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780306804533

Category

history

Subjects

Science, Memoir, Editors, Journalists, Publishers

Rating

3.5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13