Eighth Illinois e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Considerable criticism, much of it of a prejudicial character, has been published about this regiment, and greatly to its detriment. The author of this book has endeavored to eradicate the falsities of these criticisms by presenting to the public a true story of the Eighth Illinois Volunteer Regiment (infantry), colored, who were sent forth as an experiment to the soldiery of the United States army.