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Regiment of Slaves

Door Edward G. Longacre

Categorie	Geschiedenis Noord-Amerika
Boeknummer	#327756-XE2
Titel	Regiment of Slaves
Auteur	Longacre, Edward G.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Mehcanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	0811700127
ISBN13	9780811700122
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original half cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The 4th United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiment saw considerable action in the eastern theater of operations from late 1863 to mid-1865. The regiment' drawn largely from freedmen and liberated slaves in the Middle Atlantic and New England states' served in Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler' s Army of the James, whose mission was to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond. From May to December 1864, the 4th saw action in the Bermuda Hundred and Richmond-Petersburg campaigns, and in early 1865 helped capture the defenses of Wilmington, North Carolina, the last open seaport of value to the Confederacy. Citing recently discovered and previously unpublished accounts, author Edward G. Longacre goes beyond the battlefield heroics of the 4th USCT, blending his unique insights into political... (Lees verder) and social history to analyze the motives, goals, and aspirations of the African American enlisted men. The author also emphasizes how these soldiers overcame what one of their commanders called ' stupid, unreasoning, and quite vengeful prejudiceâ? and shows how General Butler, a supporter of black troops, gave the unit opportunities to prove itself in battle, resulting in a combat record of which any infantry regiment, black or white, could be proud.
Pagina's	227
Conditie	Goed — Small damaged spot front cover dust jacket; wrinkle upper edge back dust jacket.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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