Soldiering for freedom : how the Union army recruited, trained, and deployed the U.S. colored troops

Publication Data

• Title Soldiering for freedom : how the Union army recruited, trained, and deployed the U.S. colored troops
• Alternative Title How the Union army recruited, trained, and deployed the U.S. colored troops
• Author Bob Luke
• Contributor John David Smith
• Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date 2014
• Publication location Baltimore
• Language English

Contents

How racism impeded the recruitment of black soldiers
How slaves and freedmen earned their brass buttons
How white officers learned to command black troops
How blacks became soldiers
How black troops gained the glory and paid the price.

Topics

• United States. Army :: African American troops :: History :: 19th century
• United States. Colored Troops
• African American soldiers :: History :: 19th century
• United States :: History :: Civil War, 1861-1865 :: Participation, African American
• United States

Soldiering for freedom : how the Union army recruited, trained, and deployed the U.S. colored troops by Bob Luke. ISBN 9781421413600. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.