Bluejackets and contrabands : African Americans and the Union Navy /

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One of the lesser known stories of the Civil War is the role played by escaped slaves in the Union blockade along the Atlantic coast. From the beginning of the war, many African American refugees sought avenues of escape to the North. Due to their sheer numbers, those who reached Union forces presen...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tomblin, Barbara
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2009.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy > African Americans > History > 19th century.
United States. > Navy > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
États-Unis. > Navy > Noirs américains > Histoire > 19e siècle.
United States. > Navy
1800-1899
African American sailors > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 19th century.
Marins noirs américains > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclaves fugitifs > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
African American sailors
Armed Forces > African Americans
Blockade
Fugitive slaves
Military operations, Naval
Military participation > African American
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Blockades.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations navales.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Map; 1. Union Navy Policy Toward Contrabands; 2. Going to Freedom; 3. Contraband Camps; Map; 4. Informants; Map; 5. Contributing to Victory; 6. Contraband Pilots; Photo insert; 7. Contraband Sailors; 8. Joint Army-Navy Operations; Map; 9. The Final Months; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

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