The Captured Scout of the Army of the James A Sketch of the Life of Sergeant Henry H. Manning, of the Twenty-fourth Mass. Regiment

The Captured Scout of the Army of the James: A Sketch of the Life of Sergeant Henry H. Manning, of the Twenty-fourth Mass. Regiment by H. Clay opens with a striking portrait of devotion, courage, and the costs of war. Chaplain H. Clay Trumbull’s intimate biography and military history weaves Manning’s Massachusetts roots, faith-driven character, and three years with the 24th Massachusetts into a vivid account of Civil War campaigns—from James Island and the Charleston siege to scouting duties in Virginia. Listeners hear of sharpshooting, the hardships of battlefield hospitals, capture and grim imprisonment, daring escapes, and the moral resolve that sustained a soldier through Andersonville’s horrors and the prison stockade. Rich with period detail and Chaplain Trumbull’s firsthand reflections, the sketch situates Manning’s story within the larger struggle against slavery and the Union’s campaigns in the 1860s. Ideal for fans of Civil War biography, military history, and personal prison narratives, this audiobook offers a compact, moving study of bravery, faith, and the human toll of conflict—an accessible, historically grounded listen for history buffs and general readers alike.