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Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Men of Color to Arms!: Black Soldiers, Indian Wars, and the Quest for Equality
Author: Elizabeth D. LeonardPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393079155
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation. In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass promised African Americans that serving in the military offered a sure path to freedom. Once a black man became a soldier, Douglass declared, “there is no power on earth or under the earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.” More than 180,000 black men heeded his call to defend the Union—only to find the path to equality would not be so straightforward. In this sharply drawn history, Professor Elizabeth D. Leonard reveals the aspirations and achievements as well as the setbacks and disappointments of African American soldiers. Drawing on eye-opening firsthand accounts, she restores black soldiers to their place in the arc of American history, from the Civil War and its promise of freedom until the dawn of the 20th century and the full retrenchment of Jim Crow. Along the way, Leonard offers a nuanced account of black soldiers’ involvement in the Indian Wars, their attempts to desegregate West Point and gain proper recognition for their service, and their experience of Reconstruction nationally, as blacks worked to secure their place in an ever-changing nation. With abundant primary research, enlivened by memorable characters and vivid descriptions of army life, Men of Color to Arms! is an illuminating portrait of a group of men whose contributions to American history need to be further recognized.
The Journal of Arizona History
Author: Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents
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Category : Canals, Interoceanic
Languages : en
Pages : 1272
Book Description
Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: 1st-8th regiments, Infantry
Author: Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866 ...: 1st-8th regiments - infantry
Author: Iowa. Adjutant General's OfficePublisher:
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Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
The Complete Roster and Service Records of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the Overland Campaign
Author: Alfred C. Young IIIPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807170534
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 5266
Book Description
Alfred C. Young III’s Complete Roster and Service Records of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the Overland Campaign is the first compilation of the entire roster and service records for all the various units that composed Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the 1864 Overland Campaign. It is the ultimate reference guide to the more than 120,000 soldiers who served with Lee in Virginia as he led his army into a series of battles against Union General Ulysses S. Grant. While there are specific guides to several of Lee’s units, Young’s work is the first comprehensive companion that features data on all of the men who served under the general during this campaign. Using an array of primary source material, from official Confederate records to southern newspapers, Young provides the enlistment and unit data for each soldier as well as a concise history of their service, including records on their rank, time served, promotion, hospitalization, wounds, capture, desertion, absence without leave, furloughs, and death. An essential archive for both genealogists and Civil War scholars, the Complete Roster and Service Records of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the Overland Campaign is the most wide-ranging catalog in existence of each soldier’s record during the campaign. This vast array of research is available only as an e-book, enabling ease of search and annotation.
Vermont History
Author: Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: 9th-16th regiments, Infantry
Author: The Blue and Gray
Author: J. Warren GilbertPublisher:
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Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1866 ...: 9th-16th regiments - infantry
Author: Iowa. Adjutant General's OfficePublisher:
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Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 1236
Book Description