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This study analyzes the effects of the Civil War on northern black families as they sacrificed for a Union victory. This book especially studies the effects of the war on these families as they and their soldiers fully supported the Union war effort and strived to gain full American citizenship.

Table of Contents

List of Figures xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
Introduction | 1
1 Life in the North: Before the War | 11
2 A Grand Opportunity: 1861 and 1862 | 19
3 The Forming of Black Regiments and Success in Battle | 28
4 The Unequal Pay Issue | 44
5 Violence on Two Fronts | 81
6 Information Requests | 98
7 Discharge Requests | 120
8 The Conclusion of the War | 130
9 After the War: A Different Kind of Battle | 135
10 Even Farther Away from Home: Occupation Duty Continues | 156
11 Home Again | 178
Appendix: Northern Black Regiments 185
Acknowledgments 187
Notes 189
Cited Literature 237
Index 249

A Great Sacrifice Northern Black Soldiers Their

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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 5 February 2019
      ISBN-13 9780823282494
      978-0823282494
      ISBN-10 082328249X
      Also in:
      Civil wars Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This study analyzes the effects of the Civil War on northern black families as they sacrificed for a Union victory. This book especially studies the effects of the war on these families as they and their soldiers fully supported the Union war effort and strived to gain full American citizenship.

      Table of Contents

      List of Figures xi
      List of Abbreviations xiii
      Introduction | 1
      1 Life in the North: Before the War | 11
      2 A Grand Opportunity: 1861 and 1862 | 19
      3 The Forming of Black Regiments and Success in Battle | 28
      4 The Unequal Pay Issue | 44
      5 Violence on Two Fronts | 81
      6 Information Requests | 98
      7 Discharge Requests | 120
      8 The Conclusion of the War | 130
      9 After the War: A Different Kind of Battle | 135
      10 Even Farther Away from Home: Occupation Duty Continues | 156
      11 Home Again | 178
      Appendix: Northern Black Regiments 185
      Acknowledgments 187
      Notes 189
      Cited Literature 237
      Index 249

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