To Succeed Where Others Failed: The Untold Strory of the Marshall Plantation Raid

by Bruce Seaman

Overview

In March 1865 with the Civil War nearly over, a 30-man team of mostly Black Union soldiers traveled from Jacksonville, Florida 100 miles behind enemy lines to conduct a ridiculously daring raid in remote Marion County. Then the raiders had to return on foot to St. Augustine 80 miles from the raid site, knowing a crack Confederate cavalry unit would be hot on their trail.

The Black raiders planned the operation, employed their own strategy, were led by a Black Sergeant-Major-no White officer-and carried out the mission.

Why? They sought to do what White commanders never had-"to succeed where others failed."

"White-washed" by Confederacy apologists, this book reveals a key event in the Black soldier's journey to gain acceptance, parity, and respect in the White man's army.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987001820
Publisher:	Bruce Seaman
Publication date:	10/30/2022
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Bruce Seaman is a retired Presbyterian Church, USA minister who was captivated by this story, challenged by the many questions it raises, and found it ever more compelling as his research progressed to its final form shared here. He is a graduate of Adelphi University and Harvard University Divinity School. He resides in Marion County, Florida where the raid took place.