A Great Sacrifice : Northern Black Soldiers, Their Families, and the Experience of Civil War /

"A Great Sacrifice is an in-depth analysis of the effects of the Civil War on Northern Black families carried out using letters from Northern Black women--mothers, wives, sisters, and female family friends--addressed to a number of Union military officials"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mendez, James (James G.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Social aspects.
African Americans.
African American women.
African American soldiers.
African American families.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Familles noires americaines > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Noires americaines > Correspondance.
Militaires noirs americains > Relations familiales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Militaires noirs americains > Histoire > 19e siecle.
African American families > History > 19th century.
African American women > Correspondence.
African American soldiers > Family relationships > History > 19th century.
African American soldiers > History > 19th century.
United States.
Northeastern States.
États-Unis (Nord-Est) > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect social.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Noirs americains.
Northeastern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans.
Correspondance privee.
Personal correspondence.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Life in the North: Before the War; 2. A Grand Opportunity: 1861 and 1862; 3. The Forming of Black Regiments and Success in Battle; 4. The Unequal Pay Issue; 5. Violence on Two Fronts; 6. Information Requests; 7. Discharge Requests; 8. The Conclusion of the War; 9. After the War: A Different Kind of Battle; 10. Even Farther Away from Home: Occupation Duty Continues; 11. Home Again; Appendix: Northern Black Regiments; Acknowledgments; Notes; Cited Literature; Index

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