President Lincoln's recruiter : General Lorenzo Thomas and the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War / Michael A. Eggleston.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Eggleston, Michael A., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875.
• Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875.
• United States. Colored Troops.
• United States. Army.
• Generals--United States--Biography.
• Generals.
• Impeachment.
• History.
• United States.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.
• United States. Army--African American troops--History--19th century.
• United States. Colored Troops--History.
• Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875--Impeachment.

Genre:

• Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 198 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Other Title:

General Lorenzo Thomas and the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

"Historians have often marginalized the effect of African American troops on the outcome of the Civil War. While many histories briefly mention the service of the blacks, few reveal their impact"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• The river and the rock
• Life in the Fourth U.S. Infantry Regiment
• President Lincoln's recruiter
• The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780786472178
• 0786472170

OCLC:

828265209