Army Life in a Black Regiment vs Recollections of an old soldier: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Personal narratives, Soldiers, Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Army Life in a Black Regiment

Army Life in a Black Regiment Thomas Wentworth Higginson · 1870 ★★★★☆ 3.9 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Recollections of an old soldier

Recollections of an old soldier Capt. David Perry (b. 1741) · 1822 64 pages · ≈ 1 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Recollections of an old soldier is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Army Life in a Black Regiment.

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