John McCline's Narrative of His Life During Slavery and the Civil War
Description
Born into slavery on a Tennessee plantation, John McCline escaped from bondage, worked for the Union Army in the Civil War, and eventually found a new life in the American West. This is his story, recollected in later years, of his life as a slave and as a free man. The book provides firsthand details about slavery, the war, and Sherman's march. 24 illustrations.
