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The Black Civil War soldiers of Illinois : the story of the Twenty-Ninth U.S. Colored Infantry / Edward A. Miller, Jr.
Van Pelt Library E492.94 29th .M55 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Edward A., 1927-2001.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865).
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- Regimental histories.
- Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.
- Illinois.
- African American soldiers--Illinois--History--19th century.
- African American soldiers.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 267 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, S.C : University of South Carolina Press, [1998]
- Summary:
- Historian Edward A. Miller, Jr., chronicles the Civil War experience of a representative African American regiment--the 29th United States Colored Infantry. In a comprehensive examination of the unit's composition, contribution, and post-war fate, Miller demonstrates the value of the 29th as a means of understanding the Civil War experience of African American soldiers, including the prejudice that shaped their service. 67 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-253) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1570031991
- OCLC:
- 36498838
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