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Like men of war, Black troops in the Civil War, 1862-1865, Noah Andre Trudeau

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-530) and index

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Noah Andre Trudeau

Black troops in the Civil War, 1862-1865

"Drawing on newspapers, soldiers' diaries, and letters," this account of African-American soldiers in the Union army offers a battle-by-battle history, including the celebrated attack on Fort Wagner

Part 1. 1861-1862: "A Liberating army" -- part 2. 1863: "Will they fight?" -- Interlude: "The power of fear" -- "The old flag never touched the ground" -- Interlude:"The question of pay" -- "The Question that Negroes will fight is settled" -- Part 3. 1864: "Amid a storm of bullets" -- "You are fighting against your master" -- "With wild, exultant cheers" -- "On to Richmond!" -- Interlude: "This disgraceful distinction" -- "I am ready to die for liberty" -- "Saved the colors" -- Interlude: "A Practice justified by no rule of war" -- "Into the very mouth of death" -- "Captain, I am wounded; what shall I do?" -- Part 4. 1865: "Ye's long been a-coming" -- Interlude: "We want Black commissioned officers" -- "Our errand through the state" -- "The Negro will fight & fight bravely" -- Interlude: "Their enthusiasm was said to be ... remarkable" -- "Babylon is fallen" -- Interlude: "Nothing has so shocked us so much" -- "That winds up the war" -- Part 5. 1865-1938: "This good work is only begun."