Forged in battle : the Civil War alliance of black soldiers and white officers /
"Sixteen months after the start of the American Civil War, the Federal government, having vastly underestimated the length and manpower demands of the conflict, began to recruit black solders. This revolutionary policy gave 180,000 free blacks and former slaves the opportunity to prove themselv...
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| Language: | English |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
2000.
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| Edition: | Louisiana pbk. ed. |
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