A history of the Negro troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : preceded by a review of the military services of Negroes in ancient and modern times

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A history of the Negro troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 : preceded by a review of the military services of Negroes in ancient and modern times

Title remainder

preceded by a review of the military services of Negroes in ancient and modern times

Statement of responsibility

George Washington Williams ; with a new introduction by John David Smith

Creator

• Williams, George Washington, 1849-1891

Contributor

• Smith, John David, 1949-

Subject

• American Civil War (1861-1865)
• American Revolution (1775-1783)
• Electronic books
• HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
• History
• Military participation -- African American
• SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
• United States
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, African American
• 1775-1865

Genre

• History
• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (originally published in 1887) by pioneer African American historian George Washington Williams remains a classic text in African American literature and Civil War history. In this powerful narrative, Williams, who served in the U.S. Colored Troops, tells the battle experiences of the almost 200,000 black men who fought for the Union cause. Determined to document the contributions of his fellow black soldiers, and to underscore the valor and manhood of his race, Williams gathered his material from the official records of U.S. and foreign governments, and from the orderly books and personal recollections of officers commanding Negro troops during the American Civil War. The new edition of this important text includes an introductory essay by the award-winning historian John David Smith. In his essay, Smith narrates and evaluates the book's contents, analyzes its reception by contemporary critics, and evaluates Williams's work within the context of its day and its place in current historiography

Member of

• North's Civil War

Cataloging source

N$T

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

The North's Civil War