RICHARD M. REID is associate professor of history at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He is author of The Upper Ottawa Valley to 1855.
The first state study of African American soldiers in the Union
Army. . . . Promises new research possibilities beyond the
traditional view of patriotic black troops sacrificing for the
Union. . . . Recommended.--CHOICE
A richly detailed account. . . . Skillfully combines military and
social history.--The Register of the Kentucky Historical
Society
A valuable contribution to the growing body of literature on the
African American experience during the Civil War era. . . .
Yield[s] fresh insights into some neglected areas of the black
soldiers' experience.--American Historical Review
An admirable addition to our knowledge of a cross-section of black
regiments.--America's Civil War
An excellent social history of North Carolina's African American
regiments in the civil war. . . . Superb scholarship and a model
for future state-level social histories of Civil War military
service.--Journal of American History
Informative, well-written, and has enriched the historical
literature on African American men in the ranks of the Union
army.--Journal of Military History
Outstanding. . . . Provides an invaluable window on the black
experience in the Civil War era.--Journal of Southern History
The best study of an African American unit during the Civil War. .
. . Provides a new and much fuller understanding of how African
American soldiers experienced the Civil War.--Civil War History
The most thoughtful and thorough regimental history of the U.S.
colored Troops yet to appear. . . . Points the way toward state and
regional studies as a fruitful approach to the history of black
military participation in the Civil War.--North Carolina Historical
Review
Well researched, written, and annotated. . . . A most welcome
addition to the growing body of literature about the military
service of African Americans during the Civil War.--The Journal of
America's Military Past
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