Freedom's Journey: African American Voices of the Civil War (Donald Yacovone - BH) Section - General Custer Lynchburg Town/Briggs' Jig

Lynchburg Town/Briggs' Jig

"The Unpublished Roll of Honor"

You may never visit the Gettysburg battlefield

As a squad (and later platoon) leader

Based on the best-selling Battlefield Auto Tour

Freedom's Journey: African American Voices of the Civil War (Donald Yacovone - BH) Section - General Custer Lynchburg Town/Briggs' JigFreedom's Journey: African American Voices of the Civil War (The Library of Black America series) edited by Donald Yacovone Some were slaves who endured their last years of servitude before escaping from their masters; some were soldiers who fought for the freedom of their brethren and for equal rights; some were reporters who covered the defeat of their oppressors. Here, for the first time, are collected the testimonies of African Americans who