Edwin W. Besch

U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry

Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864

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Produktbeschreibung

Wilson's Wharf was the first major clash between U.S. Colored Troops and the Army of Northern Virginia. The 1st and 10th USCT infantry regiments, supported by two cannon and two U.S. Navy gunboats, faced 11 detachments of veteran Confederate cavalry who were under orders to "kill every man." Union commander General Edward Wild, a one-armed abolitionist, refused General Fitzhugh Lee's demand for surrender, telling Lee to "go to Hell." The battle resulted in a victory for the mainly black Union force. This book describes the action in detail and in the larger context of the history of black U.S. servicemen, including the 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9781476666631
• ISBN-10: 1476666636
• Artikelnr.: 45513918

Autorenporträt

The late Edwin W. Besch was wounded commanding a U.S. Marine Corps rifle company in Vietnam in 1966 and was a CIA analyst at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon during 1971-73. He was the author or coauthor of 14 intelligence studies, more than 300 reports, and 100+ professional journal articles on military topics. He lived in Mobile, Alabama.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Prelude: The Significance of the Emancipation Proclamation I. delete
The Commanders at Wilson's Wharf: A Massachusetts Physician-Soldier vs. a Virginia Professional Soldier II. delete
The Federal and Confederate Units That Fought III. delete The James River Campaign: Strategy, Preparations and Movement; Rebel Orders Regarding Captured U.S. Colored Troops' Officers and Enlisted Men IV. delete Wild and His U.S. Colored Troops Create a Stir in Charles City County V. delete
The Land-Naval "Action at Wilson's Wharf" VI. deleteConflicting Casualty Reports: Federal Casualties Incomplete; Confederate Losses Covered by Fitzhugh Lee and Richmond Papers VII.
Covering Up a Dismal Confederate Failure VIII.
United States Colored Troops, Black Sailors and Black Confederates IX. deleteFort Pocahontas, June 1864-June 1865 X. delete
Rediscovery and Preservation of Fort Pocahontas Appendix A:
Federal and Confederate Casualties at Wilson's Wharf Appendix B:
Casualties At or Near Wilson's Wharf-Fort Pocahontas During 5 May 1864-June 1865 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index