James G. Mendez

A Great Sacrifice

Northern Black Soldiers, Their Families, and the Experience of Civil War

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Produktbeschreibung

This study analyzes the effects of the Civil War on northern black families as they sacrificed for a Union victory. This book especially studies the effects of the war on these families as they and their soldiers fully supported the Union war effort and strived to gain full American citizenship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fordham University Press
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9780823282494
• ISBN-10: 082328249X
• Artikelnr.: 51512343

Autorenporträt

James G. Mendez is Associate Dean of Student Affairs and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Education at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
Introduction 1
1 Life in the North: Before the War 11
2 A Grand Opportunity: 1861 and 1862 19
3 The Forming of Black Regiments and Success in Battle 28
4 The Unequal Pay Issue 44
5 Violence on Two Fronts 81
6 Information Requests 98
7 Discharge Requests 120
8 The Conclusion of the War 130
9 After the War: A Different Kind of Battle 135
10 Even Farther Away from Home: Occupation Duty Continues 156
11 Home Again 178
Appendix: Northern Black Regiments 185
Acknowledgments 187
Notes 189
Cited Literature 237
Index 249