This is short story I did for my African American Literature class. The instructions were to choose a piece in class and "jump into the poem/story." I chose Paul Laurence Dunbar's "The Colored Soldier.""The Sacrifice" is based off actual historical events dealing with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Hope you all enjoy this short piece. This story is copyrighted. Please, do not steal. You will be punished. Thank you.