Reminiscences of my life in camp with the 33d United States colored troops, late 1st S. C. Volunteers

Chapter 5: LETTER FROM COL. C. T. TROWBRIDGE

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The author recounts her life from childhood to postwar, focusing on service during the Civil War with an early regiment of Black soldiers; she describes camp life as a regimental laundress, nurse, and teacher, daily routines, military expeditions, episodes such as Camp Saxton and the capture of Charleston, a castaway episode, and the regiment's mustering out. The narrative intersperses family history, reflections on postwar conditions, involvement with veterans' relief organizations, and practical details like rosters and battle listings, complemented by illustrations.

LETTER FROM COL. C. T. TROWBRIDGE

St. Paul, Minn., April 7, 1902.

Mrs. Susan King Taylor:

Dear Madam,—The manuscript of the story of your army life reached me to-day. I have read it with much care and interest, and I most willingly and cordially indorse it as a truthful account of your unselfish devotion and service through more than three long years of war in which the 33d Regiment bore a conspicuous part in the great conflict for human liberty and the restoration of the Union. I most sincerely regret that through a technicality you are debarred from having your name placed on the roll of pensioners, as an Army Nurse; for among all the number of heroic women whom the government is now rewarding, I know of no one more deserving than yourself.

Yours in F. C. & L.,
C. T. TROWBRIDGE,
Late Lt.-Col. 33d U. S. C. T.