Freedom for Themselves: North Carolina's Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard M. ReidSeries:Civil War AmericaTheme:Chronological Period/1851-1899, Cultural Region/South, Cultural Region/South Atlantic, Cultural Region/Southeast U.S., Ethnic Orientation/African American, Geographic Orientation/North Carolina, Topical/Black History, Topical/Civil WarPublish date:2/10/2014Pages:440
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469615066ISBN-10:1469615061UPC:9781469615066Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Military, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States, African American & Black StudiesSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.98 inchesWeight:0.676Product ID:SCBXYYGQ2X
More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and aftger the war.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469615066ISBN-10:1469615061UPC:9781469615066Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Military, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States, African American & Black StudiesSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.98 inchesWeight:0.676Product ID:SCBXYYGQ2X
Reid, Richard M.: - Richard M. Reid is associate professor of history at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He is author of The Upper Ottawa Valley to 1855.
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