More than 5, 000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In
Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and aftger the war.
About the author
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.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 440 ● ISBN 9780807837276 ● File size 3.9 MB ● Publisher The University of North Carolina Press ● City Chapel Hill ● Country US ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6468720 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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