Freedom for themselves : North Carolina's Black soldiers in the Civil War era

Freedom for themselves : North Carolina's Black soldiers in the Civil War era /

More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. 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 pro...

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Main Author: Reid, Richard M., 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Colored Infantry Regiment, 35th (1864-1866)
United States. > Army. > Colored Infantry Regiment, 36th (1864-1866)
United States. > Army. > Colored Infantry Regiment, 37th (1864-1867)
United States. > Army. > Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, 14th (1864-1865)
African American soldiers > North Carolina > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
North Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
North Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
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