Lincoln and the U. S. Colored Troops

Name: Lincoln and the U. S. Colored Troops
Price: 12.99 USD
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ISBN: 9780809332908

ISBN-10: 0809332906

ISBN-13: 9780809332908

Edition: 2013

Authors: John David Smith

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When Abraham Lincoln issued his final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he not only freed the slaves in the Confederate states but also invited freed slaves and free persons of color to join the U.S. Army as part of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), the first systematic, large-scale effort by the U.S. government to arm African Americans to aid in the nation’s defense. By the end of the war in 1865, nearly 180,000 black soldiers had fought for the Union. Lincoln’s role in the arming of African Americans remains a central but unfortunately obscure part of one of the most compelling periods in American history. In Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops John David Smith offers a…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Publication date: 11/4/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 168
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English