On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front | James Henry Gooding
"Our correspondent, 'J.H.G., ' is a member of Co. C., of the 54th Massachusetts regiment. He is a colored man belonging to this city, and his letters are printed by us, verbatim et literatim, as we receive them. He is a truthful and intelligent correspondent, and a good soldier." -- The Editors, New Bedford (Massachusetts) Mercury, August 1863.
On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front | 
