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The Black citizen-soldiers of Kansas, 1864-1901 /

"Drawing on service records, African American newspapers, and official correspondence, Roger Cunningham tells the history of Kansas's Black militiamen and volunteers who provided military service from the Civil War until the dawn of the twentieth century, relating the stories of numerous i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cunningham, Roger D., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. "These Unjust ... Distinctions Ought to Be Abolished": African American Militia Units during the Civil War
  • 2. "Strong, Healthy, Well-Developed Men": The Kansas State Militia and National Guard during the Gilded Age
  • 3. "Ready for Any Emergency That May Require Their Services": The Black Militia Companies in Topeka and Lawrence
  • 4. "De Snidest Capting in de State": Black Martial Spirit in Wyandotte, Olathe, and Atchison
  • 5. "We Ask Your Approval": The Reserve Militia Companies in Topeka and Leavenworth
  • 6. "So Near the Acme of Perfection": The Independent Companies in Kansas City and Wichita
  • 7. "We Have the Number and the Right Kind of Men for the Business": Black Kansans and the Spanish-American War.