| Freedom for Themselves: North Carolina's Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era Contributor(s): Reid, Richard M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1469615061 ISBN-13: 9781469615066 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 973.741 |
| LCCN: 2007029358 |
| Series: Civil War America |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.49 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Topical - Black History - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reid, Richard M.: - Richard M. Reid is associate professor of history at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He is author of The Upper Ottawa Valley to 1855. |
