A Grand Army of Black Men: Letters from African-American Soldiers in the Union Army 1861-1865
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Series)
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The Civil War stands vivid in the collective memory of the American public. There has always been a profound interest in the subject, and specifically of Blacks' participation in and reactions to the war and the war's outcome. Almost 200,000 African-American soldiers fought for the Union in the Civil War. Although most were illiterate ex-slaves, several thousand were well educated, free black men from the northern states. The 129 letters in this collection...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521439981
ISBN13:9780521439985
Release Date:November 1992
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.07 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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