On the first page of Thunder at the Gates it says, “A nation does not know it’s strength until tested by calamity.” This statement, repeated continuously throughout history, begins the story of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry and the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry. The author, Douglas R. Egerton, tells the story of some of the most fiercest fighters of the civil war, the all African American regiments of the Massachusetts infantry and how, as they fought for the union, they strived for the right to be considered a person.
The book Thunder at the Gates tells the story of the nearly 200,000 men who fought for 3 Massachusetts regiments during the civil war. It details the struggles, on the battlefield and off, of African Americans and the
The book Thunder at the Gates tells the story of the nearly 200,000 men who fought for 3 Massachusetts regiments during the civil war. It details the struggles, on the battlefield and off, of African Americans and the