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U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry : Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864
- Title
- U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry : Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864 / Edwin W. Besch.
- Author
- Besch, Edwin W., 1936-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 17-900 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- viii, 282 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book describes action in detail and in larger context of the history of black U.S. servicemen, including British recruitment of runaway slaves during the Revolutionary War, the black Colonial Marines who joined the British in torching Washington in the War of 1812, and the South's attempts to enlist slaves in the final months of the Civil War"--
- Alternative Title
- United States colored troops defeat Confederate cavalry
- Subjects
- Virginia
- United States > Army
- African American soldiers
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American
- Wilson's Wharf, Battle of (Virginia : 1864)
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, African American
- History
- African American soldiers > History > 18th century
- Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American
- 1700-1899
- Military participation > African American
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- United States > Army > African American troops > History > 19th century
- War of 1812
- Armed Forces > African American troops
- Wilson's Wharf, Battle of, Va., 1864
- African American soldiers > History > 19th century
- United States > History > War of 1812 > Participation, African American
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 17-900
- ISBN
- 9781476666631 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 1476666636 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 9781476627373 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017005802
- OCLC
- 954104307
- Author
- Besch, Edwin W., 1936- author.
- Title
- U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry : Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864 / Edwin W. Besch.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1700-1899
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 17-900