Race and radicalism in the Union Army /

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In this portrait of interracial activism, Mark A. Lause documents the efforts of radical followers of John Brown to construct a triracial portion of the Federal Army of the Frontier. Mobilized and inspired by the idea of a Union that would benefit all, black, Indian, and white soldiers fought side b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lause, Mark A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Brown, John, > 1800-1859 > Influence.
Brown, John, > 1800-1859
United States. > Army of the Frontier.
United States. > Army of the Frontier
1800-1899
Radicalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Radicalisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Military participation > African American
Military participation > Indian
Radicalism
Social aspects
Indian Territory > History, Military > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Indian.
Territoire indien > Histoire militaire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Oklahoma > Indian Territory
United States
Electronic resource.
History
Military history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Shadow of John Brown
  • 2. A Free West in a Slave Nation
  • 3. War in the Far West
  • 4. Whiteness Challenged
  • 5. The Union as It Never Was
  • 6. Beyond the Map
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Illustrations follow page 66.

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