| African Canadians in Union Blue: Volunteering for the Cause in the Civil War Contributor(s): Reid, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1606352555 ISBN-13: 9781606352557 Publisher: Kent State University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) |
| Dewey: 973.741 |
| LCCN: 2014045346 |
| Series: American Abolitionism and Antislavery |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 7.01" W x 8.77" (1.02 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, he also authorized the U.S. Army to recruit black soldiers for the war effort. Nearly 200,000 men answered the call, and several thousand of them came from Canada. What compelled these men to leave the relative comfort and safety of home to fight in a foreign war? In African Canadians in Union Blue, Richard M. Reid sets out in search of an answer and discovers a group of men whose courage and contributions open a window on the changing understanding of the American Civil War and the ties that held black communities together even as the borders around them shifted and were torn asunder. |