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Time full of trial : the Roanoke Island freedmen's colony, 1862-1867 /

In February 1862, General Ambrose E. Burnside led Union forces to victory at the Battle of Roanoke Island. As word spread that the Union army had established a foothold in eastern North Carolina, slaves from the surrounding area streamed across Federal lines seeking freedom. By early 1863, nearly 1,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Click, Patricia Catherine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2001.
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