Freedom for Themselves

North Carolina's Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Author: Richard M. Reid ISBN: 9780807837276
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: February 1, 2012
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Richard M. Reid
ISBN: 9780807837276
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: February 1, 2012
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and aftger the war.

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More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and aftger the war.

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