Title A Grand army of Black men : letters from African-American soldiers in the Union Army, 1861-1865 / edited by Edwin S. Redkey

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992

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Description xix, 302 pages ; 24 cm Series Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; [63] Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 63 Contents Machine derived contents note: 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 Analysis Civil wars Role of Black persons United States Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject African American soldiers -- Correspondence. SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100004 Genre/Form Personal correspondence. Personal narratives. Author Redkey, Edwin S. LC no. 92014632 ISBN 0521434009 0521439981 (paperback)

Other Titles Grand army of Black men : letters from African-American soldiers in the Union Army, eighteen hundred and sixty one to eighteen hundred and sixty five

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