The Flag Never Touched the Ground: America's Brave Black Regiment in Battle (True Adventures)
by Kekla Magoon (Author) Thy Bui (Illustrator)
The story of an all-black regiment's assault on the impregnable Fort Wagner in the Civil War, an act of extraordinary courage that changed hearts and minds in America for ever
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. 1863.
On a cold beach in South Carolina, the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment are marching into battle. Their mission: to capture the impregnable Fort Wagner. The odds are heavily against them, and the stakes could not be higher - they are one of the first all-Black regiments in the Union Army, and all of America is watching them.
Among their ranks is William Harvey Carney. A former enslaved man who escaped to the North, he knows what a precious thing freedom is. So when the bugle sounds, and the regimental flag is hoisted high, William charges towards the guns.
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Praise for True Adventures:
Riveting stories about real people who found themselves in dangerous situations and prevailed... these engaging books bring history to life.
—Booklist
JNF025130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
JNF025270 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period
United States
Civil War, 1861-1865
Participation, African American
African American soldiers
Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10
