Soldiering for Freedom : How the Union Army Recruited, Trained, and Deployed the U.S. Colored Troops /

After President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, Confederate slaves who could reach Union lines often made that perilous journey. A great many of the young and middle-aged among them, along with other black men in the free and border slave states, joined the Uni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Luke, Bob (Autor), Smith, John David, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Schwarze, ...
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.
Rasrelationer.
Rasism.
Amerikanska inbördeskriget 1861-1865.
Afro-amerikanska soldater > historia.
Soldat
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
Military participation > African American.
African American soldiers.
Armed Forces > African American troops
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Militaires noirs americains > Histoire > 19e siecle.
African American soldiers > History > 19th century.
United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How racism impeded the recruitment of black soldiers
  • How slaves and freedmen earned their brass buttons
  • How white officers learned to command black troops
  • How blacks became soldiers
  • How black troops gained the glory and paid the price.

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