Thunder at the gates : the black Civil War regiments that redeemed America
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Lyons Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
973.741 EGE
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973.741 EGE
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Lyons Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973.741 EGE | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American soldiers -- Massachusetts -- History -- 19th century.
Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
United States. -- Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1864-1865)
United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 55th (1863-1865)
Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
United States. -- Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1864-1865)
United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 55th (1863-1865)
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Book
Physical Desc
ix, 429 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Almost immediately after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolitionists began to call for the raising of black regiments. The South and most of the North responded with outrage. Southerners vowed to enslave black soldiers captured in battle, while many northerners claimed that blacks lacked the courage to fight. Yet Boston's Brahmins, always eager for a moral crusade, launched one of the greatest experiments in American history. In Thunder at the gates, Douglas R. Egerton chronicles the formation and exploits of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry and the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry -- regiments led by whites but composed of black men born free or into slavery.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Egerton, D. R. (2016). Thunder at the gates: the black Civil War regiments that redeemed America . Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Egerton, Douglas R.. 2016. Thunder At the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Egerton, Douglas R.. Thunder At the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America Basic Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Egerton, Douglas R.. Thunder At the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America Basic Books, 2016.
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