A Grand Army of Black Men: Letters from African-American Soldiers in the Union Army 1861-1865

ISBN-13: 9780521434003 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 328 str.

Edwin S. Redkey

Opis

A collection of 176 letters written by black soldiers in the Union army during the Civil War to black and abolitionist newspapers.

Recenzje

"This volume is a substantial and important addition to the growing literature of African-American involvement in the Civil War." Richard Blackett, Journal of American History

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: for freedom and equality; 1. Black soldiers in white regiments; 2. South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida; 3. Virginia and North Carolina; 4. The Gulf States; 5. Occupation duty; 6. For the rights of citizens; 7. The struggle for equal pay; 8. Racism in the army; 9. The navy; 10. War's end; Index.