Synopsis In this enlightening military history, Stephen Ash chronicles the important role black soldiers played during the Civil War. He tells of the controversy over recruiting black soldiers, focusing on two regiments that captured Jacksonville, Florida.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2008-07-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 282 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Publisher's Note Traces the March 1863 invasion of African-American Union troops in Jacksonville, Florida, in a campaign led by prominent abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson that was mysteriously called off but still influenced Lincoln's full-scale recruitment of free black soldiers.
Industry Reviews "A well-constructed, readable account of a minor Civil War action that may or may not have had major consequences." (04/15/2008)
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