Black Union soldiers in the Civil War
Hondon B. Hargrove (Author)
This work refutes the historical slander that blacks did not fight for their emancipation from slavery. At first rejected in their attempts to enlist in the Union army, blacks were eventually accepted into the service - often through the efforts of generals who overrode orders from the president.
History
270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780786416974, 0786416971
53388372
This is a white man's war
Mobilization for war: 1861
The door stands slightly ajar: 1862
The Emancipation Proclamation: 1863
Black soldiers prove themselves men: 1863
Total commitment: 1864
Black soldiers in the final year: 1865
Appendices: The Emancipation Proclamation
Army Corps organization
Summary of troops furnished by several states and territories during the War of the Rebellion
Tabular statement of organizations in service
Summary of Union losses during the Civil War
Losses in black regiments
Fighting black regiments
Black Union recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor
Unsung black soldiers
Originally published: 1988