Like men of war : Black troops in the Civil War, 1862-1865 / Noah Andre Trudeau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trudeau, Noah Andre, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

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

African American soldiers.

Military participation--African American.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xx, 546 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition, revised and expanded.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023]

Summary:

"Like Men of War, originally published in 1998 by Little, Brown, was a groundbreaking early study of Black troops in the Civil War that It is still considered a major contribution to the literature on the USCT. This is a chronological operational history. Trudeau covers every major engagement in which the United States Colored Troops (USCT) participated, as well as some minor ones. He quotes generously from primary documents, including Black soldiers' letters. John David Smith said of the first edition, "Like Men of War is important and relevant because it remains the only extant narrative history of Black troops in the Union Army aimed at both general readers and scholars and students. William A. Dobak's Freedom by the Sword (2011), although an excellent work, is a finely-tuned tactical and strategic study, but one that omits the human element and fine writing that Trudeau's book exudes. It serves more as a tactical manual, not a monograph. Also, Dobak's logistical and institutional study is "dry as dust" whereas Trudeau's book breathes life into the men and battles of the USCT." What's new in the second edition: Updated language, e.g., "owner" to "enslaver" ; Text changes throughout - words, sentences, paragraphs; New photographs (we're only using five from the first edition), and placed throughout rather than gathered together; New chapters/sections: see TOC"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part One: 1861-1862

Part Two: 1863

Part Three: 1864

Part Four: 1865

Part Five: 1865-2022.

Notes:

Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Trudeau, Noah Andre. Like men of war

ISBN:

9780700635412

0700635416

9780700635580

0700635580

OCLC:

1354942328