Black Union Soldiers In The Civil War
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Black Union Soldiers In The Civil War
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Author : Hondon B. Hargrove
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2003-10-03
Black Union Soldiers In The Civil War written by Hondon B. Hargrove and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-03 with History categories.
This book refutes the historical slander that blacks did not fight for their emancipation from slavery. At first harshly rejected in their attempts to enlist in the Union army, blacks were eventually accepted into the service--often through the efforts of individual generals who, frustrated with bureaucratic inaction in the face of dwindling forces, overrode orders from the secretary of war and the president himself. By the end of the war, black soldiers had numbered over 187,000 and served in 167 regiments. Seventeen were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor. Theirs was a remarkable achievement whose full story is here told for the first time.
African American Soldiers In The Civil War
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Author : Carin T. Ford
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2004
African American Soldiers In The Civil War written by Carin T. Ford and has been published by Enslow Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses slavery, efforts to encourage or bar the recruitment of free African Americans and escaped slaves as soldiers, training and military life, and the accomplishments of the segregated regiments in battle.
The Sable Arm
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Author : Dudley Taylor Cornish
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Sable Arm written by Dudley Taylor Cornish and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
Describes the hopes, fears, and accomplishments of Black troops in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Black Soldiers In The Civil War
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Author : Elisabeth Herschbach
language : en
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Release Date : 2020-01-01
Black Soldiers In The Civil War written by Elisabeth Herschbach and has been published by North Star Editions, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This title focuses on the hardships and opportunities experienced by black Americans during the Civil War, especially those who fought for the Union. Critical thinking questions and two “Voices from the Past” special features help readers understand and analyze the various views people held at the time.
Black Soldiers In Blue
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Author : John David Smith
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2005-10-12
Black Soldiers In Blue written by John David Smith and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-12 with History categories.
Inspired and informed by the latest research in African American, military, and social history, the fourteen original essays in this book tell the stories of the African American soldiers who fought for the Union cause. An introductory essay surveys the history of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) from emancipation to the end of the Civil War. Seven essays focus on the role of the USCT in combat, chronicling the contributions of African Americans who fought at Port Hudson, Milliken's Bend, Olustee, Fort Pillow, Petersburg, Saltville, and Nashville. Other essays explore the recruitment of black troops in the Mississippi Valley; the U.S. Colored Cavalry; the military leadership of Colonels Thomas Higginson, James Montgomery, and Robert Shaw; African American chaplain Henry McNeal Turner; the black troops who occupied postwar Charleston; and the experiences of USCT veterans in postwar North Carolina. Collectively, these essays probe the broad military, political, and social significance of black soldiers' armed service, enriching our understanding of the Civil War and African American life during and after the conflict. The contributors are Anne J. Bailey, Arthur W. Bergeron Jr., John Cimprich, Lawrence Lee Hewitt, Richard Lowe, Thomas D. Mays, Michael T. Meier, Edwin S. Redkey, Richard Reid, William Glenn Robertson, John David Smith, Noah Andre Trudeau, Keith Wilson, and Robert J. Zalimas Jr.
After The Glory
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Author : Donald R. Shaffer
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2004-07-07
After The Glory written by Donald R. Shaffer and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-07 with History categories.
The heroics of black Union soldiers in the Civil War have been justly celebrated, but their postwar lives largely neglected. Donald Shaffer's illuminating study shines a bright light on this previously obscure part of African American history, revealing for the first time black veterans' valiant but often frustrating efforts to secure true autonomy and equality as civilians. After the Glory shows how black veterans' experiences as soldiers provided them for the first time with a sense of manliness that shaped not only their own lives but also their contributions to the African American community. Shaffer makes clear, however, that their postwar pursuit of citizenship and a dignified manhood was never very easy for black veterans, their triumphs frequently neither complete nor lasting. Shaffer chronicles the postwar transition of black veterans from the Union army, as well as their subsequent life patterns, political involvement, family and marital life, experiences with social welfare, comradeship with other veterans, and memories of the war itself. He draws on such sources as Civil War pension records to fashion a collective biography-a social history of both ordinary and notable lives-resurrecting the words and memories of many black veterans to provide an intimate view of their lives and struggles. Like other African Americans from many walks of life, black veterans fought fiercely against disenfranchisement and Jim Crow and were better equipped to do so than most other African Americans. They carried a sense of pride instilled by their military service that made them better prepared to confront racism and discrimination and more respected in their own communities. As Shaffer reveals, they also had nearly equal access to military pensions, financial resources available to few other blacks, and even found acceptance among white Union veterans in the Grand Army of the Republic fraternity. After the Glory is not merely another tale of black struggles in a racist America; it is the story of how a select group of African Americans led a quest for manhood-and often found it within themselves when no one else would give it to them.
Till Victory Is Won
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Author : Zak Mettger
language : en
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Release Date : 1994
Till Victory Is Won written by Zak Mettger and has been published by Dutton Juvenile this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Provides an historical overview of the impact of African Americans on the Civil War.
A Voice Of Thunder
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Author : George Stephens
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1998
A Voice Of Thunder written by George Stephens and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Stephens was a black reporter for the black newspaper Weekly Anglo-African when the Civil War broke out. He joined the 54th Massachusetts, the first black Union regiment. Promoted to sergeant, he stormed Battery Wagner with his regiment. Surviving the Union defeat, Stephens served with the 54th through the end of the war.
Soldiering For Freedom
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Author : Bob Luke
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2014-06-30
Soldiering For Freedom written by Bob Luke and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-30 with History categories.
The story of an enormous step forward in both the struggle for black freedom and the defeat of the Confederacy: turning former enslaved men into Union soldiers. 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 Union army. These U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), as the War Department designated most black units, materially helped to win the Civil War—performing a variety of duties, fighting in some significant engagements, and proving to the Confederates that Northern manpower had practically no limits. Soldiering for Freedom explains how Lincoln’s administration came to recognize the advantages of arming free blacks and former slaves and how doing so changed the purpose of the war. Bob Luke and John David Smith narrate and analyze how former slaves and free blacks found their way to recruiting centers and made the decision to muster in. As Union military forces recruited, trained, and equipped ex-slave and free black soldiers in the last two years of the Civil War, white civilian and military authorities often regarded the African American soldiers with contempt. They relegated the men of the USCT to second-class treatment compared to white volunteers. The authors show how the white commanders deployed the black troops, and how the courage of the African American soldiers gave hope for their full citizenship after the war. Including twelve evocative historical engravings and photographs, this engaging and meticulously researched book provides a fresh perspective on a fascinating topic. Appropriate for history students, scholars of African American history, or military history buffs, this compelling and informative account will provide answers to many intriguing questions about the U.S. Colored Troops, Union military strategy, and race relations during and after the tumultuous Civil War.
Freedom For Themselves
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Author : Richard M. Reid
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Freedom For Themselves written by Richard M. Reid and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with History categories.
More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and aftger the war.