Description
This book refutes the historical slander that blacks did not fight for their emancipation from slavery. At first harshly rejected in their attempts to enlist in the Union army, blacks were eventually accepted into the service--often through the efforts of individual generals who, frustrated with bureaucratic inaction in the face of dwindling forces, overrode orders from the secretary of war and the president himself. By the end of the war, black soldiers had numbered over 187,000 and served in 167 regiments. Seventeen were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor. Theirs was a remarkable achievement whose full story is here told for the first time.
About the Author
The late Hondon B. Hargrove, of Lansing, Michigan, was widely engaged as a speaker on black military history and was a Buffalo Division artillery officer. He was also the author of Buffalo Soldiers in Italy (2003).
Reviews
"admirable...very well-researched...highly recommended"-The Civil War Courier; "excellent, scholarly analysis complete with illustrations and numerous tables of figures"-AB Bookman's Weekly; "fact-filled...extensive bibliography"-VOYA; "useful"-Preview.
Book Information
ISBN 9780786416974
Author Hondon B. Hargrove
Format Paperback
Page Count 270
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 367g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm
