The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois: The Story of the Twenty-ninth U.S. Colored Infantry

ISBN-13: 9781570031991 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 298 str.

Edward A. Miller

Opis

A chronicle of the Civil War experiences of the only African American regiment from Illinois. The author details the formation of the regiment, the prejudice that shaped their service, its involvement in many of the famous Civil War battles and the tragic postwar fate of its officers.