"No man can hinder me" : black troops in the Union armies during the American Civil War : an exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, December 2003-February 2004.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Contributor:

Hunter, Bethuel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American soldiers--History--19th century.

African American soldiers.

History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.

United States.

Physical Description:

52 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[New Haven, Conn.] : [Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library], [2003]

Summary:

Titled after the refrain of an old spiritual, "No Man Can Hinder Me: " Black Troops in the Union Armies During the American Civil War chronicles African American participation in the Civil War from their earliest enlistment efforts through veterans' experiences in the postwar years. Military specifics (including: selection of officers, pay, health, weaponry, treatment of prisoners) are examined within the broader political contexts of citizenship and emancipation to illuminate the social and historical milieu in which these men served. Hunter frames his essay within the combat experience of the black division, serving with the Army of the Potomac, that participated in the Battle of the Crater at the end of July 1864.

Notes:

Text signed at end: Bethuel Hunter, New Haven, December 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-52).

ISBN:

0845731572

OCLC:

54344330