At the U.S. Army Center of Military History, William M. Hammond went through successive drafts of the manuscript with a sharp pencil. Among the author's colleagues, Bianka J. Adams, Andrew J. Birtle, and Edgar F. Raines each read one or ...
Freedom by the Sword: Th U. S. Colored Troops 1862-8196
After the war, many of the black regiments garrisoned the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy."Freedom by the Sword" tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service.
Because of the book's broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.
NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price The Civil War changed the United States in many ways economic, political, and social. Of...
Thanks to its broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.
Because of this edition's broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.