Freedom by the Sword - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Freedom by the Sword write by William A. Dobak. This book was released on 2013-02-01. Freedom by the Sword available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Civil War changed the United States in many ways—economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves new opportunities in education, property ownership—and military service. From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, as the Civil War raged on, 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 took up posts in the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. Freedom by the Sword tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service. 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.
Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops
Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops write by John David Smith. This book was released on 2013-11-04. Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When Abraham Lincoln issued his final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he not only freed the slaves in the Confederate states but also invited freed slaves and free persons of color to join the U.S. Army as part of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), the first systematic, large-scale effort by the U.S. government to arm African Americans to aid in the nation’s defense. By the end of the war in 1865, nearly 180,000 black soldiers had fought for the Union. Lincoln’s role in the arming of African Americans remains a central but unfortunately obscure part of one of the most compelling periods in American history. In Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops John David Smith offers a concise, enlightening exploration of the development of Lincoln’s military emancipation project, its implementation, and the recruitment and deployment of black troops. Though scholars have written much on emancipation and the USCT, Smith’s work frames the evolution of Lincoln’s ideas on emancipation and arming blacks within congressional actions, explaining how, when, and why the president seemed to be so halting in his progression to military emancipation. After tracing Lincoln’s evolution from opposing to supporting emancipation as a necessary war measure and to championing the recruitment of black troops for the Union Army, Smith details the creation, mobilization, and diverse military service of the USCT. He assesses the hardships under which the men of the USCT served, including the multiple forms of discrimination from so-called friends and foes alike, and examines the broad meaning of Lincoln’s military emancipation project and its place in African American historical memory.
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops write by Susie King Taylor. This book was released on 1902. Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The 36th Infantry United States Colored Troops in the Civil War
The 36th Infantry United States Colored Troops in the Civil War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The 36th Infantry United States Colored Troops in the Civil War write by James K. Bryant, II. This book was released on 2014-01-02. The 36th Infantry United States Colored Troops in the Civil War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During the Civil War, African American war correspondent Thomas Morris Chester was so inspired by the men of the 36th United States Colored Troops that he declared the group to be "a model regiment." Composed primarily of former slaves recruited from Union-occupied areas of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, the 36th USCT participated in large-scale expeditions to liberate slaves, guarded Confederate prisoners at major POW camps, served in the trenches before Petersburg and Richmond, and stood as one of the first units to enter the abandoned Confederate capital on April 3, 1865. This volume, which includes a complete regimental roster, explores the background of these former slaves and their families, examines their initial recruitment and chronicles their military contributions throughout the war. More than a unit history, the story of the 36th USCT offers a vivid portrait of the challenging transition from slavery to freedom.
For Their Own Cause
For Their Own Cause - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook For Their Own Cause write by Kelly D. Mezurek. This book was released on 2016. For Their Own Cause available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Free but Unequal -- 2. The Making of a Regiment -- 3. Baptismunder Fire -- 4: The Laborsof War -- 5. A Soldier's Life -- 6. A Veteran's Life -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
