Theophilus Gould Steward, chaplain of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, sets out the record of the four Black regiments of the regular army. After a sketch of the military tradition among African Americans, he follows the regulars to Cuba in 1898, through the landing, the fight at El Caney and San Juan Hill, and the hardships of the campaign, using official reports and soldiers’ testimony.
An important early history by a Black officer, written to claim recognition for men too often overlooked. Download the free EPUB.