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African Canadians in Union blue : enlisting for the cause in the Civil War
- Title
- African Canadians in Union blue : enlisting for the cause in the Civil War / Richard M. Reid.
- Author
- Reid, Richard M., 1943-
- Publication
- Vancouver, British Columbia : UBC Press, [2014]
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 292 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- When Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he also authorized the army to recruit black soldiers. Nearly 200,000 men answered the call. Several thousand came from Canada, the terminus of the Underground Railroad. What compelled these men to leave the comfort and safety of home to fight in a foreign war? In African Canadians in Union Blue, Richard Reid sets out in search of an answer and discovers a group of men whose courage and contributions open a window on the changing nature of the Civil War and the ties that held black communities together even as the borders around them shifted and were torn asunder.
- Series Statement
- Studies in Canadian military history series, 1499-6251 ; [32]
- Uniform Title
- Studies in Canadian military history ; 32.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Contents
- British North America: Glory Land or the Least-Worst Option? -- The Black Response: What the Numbers Mean -- Blacks in the Navy: A Different Miltary Experience -- Promises Deferred: In the Army, 1863-64 -- Promises Fulfilled: In the Army, 1864-65 -- Black Doctors: Challenging the Barriers -- Post-War Life: Continuity and Change.
- Call Number
- Sc E 16-575
- ISBN
- 9780774827454
- 0774827459
- 9780774827478
- 0774827475
- 9780774827485
- 0774827483
- LCCN
- 2013456724
- OCLC
- 869584415
- Author
- Reid, Richard M., 1943- author.
- Title
- African Canadians in Union blue : enlisting for the cause in the Civil War / Richard M. Reid.
- Publisher
- Vancouver, British Columbia : UBC Press, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studies in Canadian military history series, 1499-6251 ; [32]Studies in Canadian military history ; 32.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.
- Additional Formats
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Chronological Term
- 1800 - 1899
- Other Form:
- Reid, Richard M., 1943-, author. African Canadians in Union blue. Studies in Canadian military history Studies in Canadian military history series (CaOONL)20149002041
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 16-575