Freedom by the sword : the U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867 / by William A. Dobak.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Dobak, William A., 1943-

Contributor:

Center of Military History

Series:

Army historical series

CMH pub ; 30-24-1.

CMH pub ; 30-24-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Colored Troops.

United States.

United States. Army--African American troops--History--19th century.

United States. Army.

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

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

African American soldiers.

Armed Forces--African American troops.

Military participation--African American.

Genre:

Government publications

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 553 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps (chiefly color), portraits)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Army, Center of Military History, 2011.

Summary:

From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, the federal government accepted more than 180,000 black men as soldiers, something it had never done before on such a scale. Known collectively as the United States Colored Troops and organized in segregated regiments led by white officers, some of these soldiers guarded army posts along major rivers; others fought Confederate raiders to protect Union supply trains; and still others took part in major operations like the siege of Petersburg and the battle of Nashville. After the war, many of the black regiments garrisoned the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. This book tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service.

Contents:

Mustering in : Federal policy on emancipation and recruitment

The South Atlantic Coast, 1861-1863

The South Atlantic Coast, 1863-1865

Southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, 1862-1863

Southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, 1863-1865

The Mississippi River and its tributaries, 1861-1863

Along the Mississippi River, 1863-1865

Arkansas, Indian Territory, and Kansas, 1863-1865

Middle Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, 1863-1865

North Carolina and Virginia, 1861-1864

Virginia, May-October 1864

Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia, 1864-1865

South Texas, 1864-1867

Reconstruction, 1865-1867

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 4, 2011).

Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

Print version: Dobak, William A., 1943- Freedom by the sword

OCLC:

744400277

Access Restriction:

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