Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops /

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When Abraham Lincoln issued his final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he not only freed the slaves in the Confederate states but also invited freed slaves and free persons of color to join the U.S. Army as part of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), the first systematic, large-scale effort...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, John David, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with African Americans.
United States. > Colored Troops.
United States. > Army.
États-Unis. > Army > Troupes noires americaines > Histoire > 19e siecle.
United States. > Army > African American troops > History > 19th century.
Soldat
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
Schwarze
Relations with African Americans.
Military participation > African American.
Armed Forces > African American troops.
African American soldiers.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Militaires noirs americains > Histoire > 19e siecle.
African American soldiers > History > 19th century.
USA
United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:When Abraham Lincoln issued his final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he not only freed the slaves in the Confederate states but also invited freed slaves and free persons of color to join the U.S. Army as part of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), the first systematic, large-scale effort by the U.S. government to arm African Americans to aid in the nation's defense. By the end of the war in 1865, nearly 180,000 black soldiers had fought for the Union. Lincoln's role in the arming of African Americans remains a central but unfortunately obscure part of one of the most compellin.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages).
ISBN:9780809332915

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