Death or victory : the Louisiana Native Guards and the Black military's significance in the Civil War / A. J. Cade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cade, AJ, Author.

Contributor:

Project Muse

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

African American soldiers.

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

United States.

Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Louisiana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2026]

Contents:

Introduction: Never Surrender: New Orleans and the Louisiana Native Guards

The Black Mantle of Slavery: The Genesis of the American Civil War

The Backbone of the Rebellion: The Liberation of New Orleans

They Will Be Loyal: Butler, Phelps, and the Louisiana Native Guards in the U.S. Army

Hasten All, Our Blood Only Is Demanded: Constitution and Recruitment

Woe to Any Man Who Flinches: The Results of the Louisiana Native Guards' Experiment

Prove Themselves Worthy of You: General Banks and the Purge

We Prove Ourselves Men!: The Summer of 1863 and the Siege of Port Hudson

Dissatisfaction and Discontent: Recruitment and Service in the Corps d'Afrique

We Will Never Stop: The USCT and the End of the Experiment

Conclusion. The Man Falls! The Principle Lives! The Memory of the Louisiana Native Guards

Appendix: African American Units of Louisiana.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version Cade, AJ Death or victory

ISBN:

9780807185926 (electronic bk.)

0807185922 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40033149465

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.