Freedom for Themselves: North Carolina's Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era

(Part of the Civil War America Series)

by Richard M. Reid

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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.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1469615061

ISBN13:9781469615066

Release Date:February 2014

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:440 Pages

Weight:1.49 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Regimental Histories Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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