A history of the Negro troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : preceded by a review of the military services of Negroes in ancient and modern times / George Washington Williams ; with a new introduction by John David Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, George Washington, 1849-1891.

Contributor:

Smith, John David, 1949-

Series:

North's Civil War.

The North's Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

African American soldiers.

Military service, Voluntary--United States--History--19th century.

Military service, Voluntary.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st [Fordham University Press] ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861–1865 (originally published in 1888) by pioneer African American historian George Washington Williams remains a classic text in African American literature and Civil War history. In this powerful narrative, Williams, who served in the U.S. Colored Troops, tells the battle experiences of the almost 200,000 black men who fought for the Union cause. Determined to document the contributions of his fellow black soldiers and to underscore the valor and manhood of his race, Williams gathered his material from the official records of U.S. and foreign governments and from the orderly books and personal recollections of officers commanding Negro troops during the American Civil War. The new edition of this important text includes an introductory essay by the award-winning historian John David Smith. In his essay, Smith narrates and evaluates the book’s contents, analyzes its reception by contemporary critics, and evaluates Williams’s work within the context of its day and its place in current historiography.

Contents:

Front matter

Introduction to the Fordham University Press Edition

Preface

Contents

1. Introductory: Negro Soldiers in Ancient Times

2. Negro Soldiers in Modern Times

3. Antecedent Facts—Foreshadowing Events

4. Military Rendition of Slaves

5. The Negro Volunteer—Military Employment of Negroes

6. Military Status of Negro Troops

7. Negro Idiosyncracies

8. The Outlook

9. Negro Troops in Battle—Department of the South (1862–1865)

10. In the Mississippi Valley (1863)

11. The Army of the Potomac (1864)

12. The Fort Pillow Massacre (1864)

13. In the Army of the Cumberland (1864)

14. The Army of the James (1865)

15. As Prisoners of War

16. The Cloud of Witnesses

Index

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: Harper & Bros., 1887.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613675804

9780823240807

0823240800

9781280698842

1280698845

9780823233878

0823233871

9780823240425

0823240428

OCLC:

796384637