Freedom for Themselves : North Carolina's Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era PDF
by Richard M. Reid
Part of the Civil War America series
Description
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.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:440 pages
- Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date:01/02/2012
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- ISBN:9781469602264
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:440 pages
- Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date:01/02/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781469602264