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Stephen Atkins Swails is a forgotten American hero. A free Black in the North before the Civil War began, Swails exhibited such exemplary service in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry that he became the first African American commissioned as a combat officer in the United States military. Gordon Rhea's biography restores Swails's remarkable legacy.

Stephen A. Swails

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      Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780807176269, 978-0807176269
      ISBN10: 0807176265

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      Book Synopsis
      Stephen Atkins Swails is a forgotten American hero. A free Black in the North before the Civil War began, Swails exhibited such exemplary service in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry that he became the first African American commissioned as a combat officer in the United States military. Gordon Rhea's biography restores Swails's remarkable legacy.

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