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A History of the Negro Troops in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865

Smith, John David, Williams, George Washington

2011,2012

Overview

A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (originally published in 1887) by pioneer African American historian George Washington Williams remains a classic text in African American literature and Civil War history. In this powerful narrative, Williams, who served in the U.S. Colored Troops, tells the battle experiences of the almost 200,000 black men who fought for the Union cause. Determined to document the contributions of his fellow black soldiers, and to underscore the valor and manhood of his race, Williams gathered his material from the official records of U.S. and foreign governments, and from the orderly books and personal recollections of officerscommanding Negro troops during the American Civil War.The new edition of this important text includes an introductory essay by the award-winning historian John David Smith. In his essay, Smith narrates and evaluates the book's contents, analyzes its reception by contemporary critics, and evaluates Williams's work within the context of its day and its place in current historiography.

• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Subject: 19th century / African American soldiers / African American Studies / Civil War Period (1850-1877) / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Ethnic Studies / HISTORY / Military service, Voluntary / Participation, African American / Revolution, 1775-1783 / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / United States
• ISBN: 0823233855, 9780823233854