Firebrand of Liberty: The Story of Two Black Regiments That Changed the Course of the Civil War

by Stephen V. Ash

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In March 1863, nine hundred black Union soldiers, led by white officers, invaded Florida and seized the town of Jacksonville. They were among the first African American troops in the Northern army, and their expedition into enemy territory was like no other in the Civil War. It was intended as an assault on slavery by which thousands would be freed. At the center of the story is prominent abolitionist Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who led one...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393065863

ISBN13:9780393065862

Release Date:July 2008

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Campaigns & Battlefields Civil War History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Regimental Histories Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics State & Local

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