Freedom for Themselves
North Carolina's Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19940913 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Reid (0000-0002-1690-064X, corresponding author), Richard M Reid |
| Year | 2008 |
| Pages | 440 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Freedom for Themselves: North Carolina's Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era (Civil War America) (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of North Carolina Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5149/9780807837276_reid |
| OpenAlex | W4248390213 |
| ISBN | 9780807837276 |
| Open Library | OL16197477M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. This book explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, it provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and after the war. The book examines the processes by which black men enlisted and were trained, the history of each regiment, the lives of the soldiers' families during the war, and the postwar experiences of the veterans and their families living in an ex-Confederate state. By considering four regiments from a single state, it presents a cross-section of a wide range of experiences and assesses what experiences proved largely universal among black troops. The full freedom they fought for and dreamed of having when the war ended did not materialize in their lifetimes, but the book shows that many of them found in the army a kind of equality which was denied them in civilian life. The postwar benefits afforded to white veterans seldom crossed the color line. The accolades African American soldiers received, the book demonstrates, came not from a new southern society, but from within their own communities, where black soldiers were seen and recognized as heroes
Art history · Genealogy · Political science · Portrait · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science) · White (mutation) · American History and Culture · Gender Studies · History · Law · Race, History, and American Society · 1861-1865 · 19th century · African American Participation · African American soldiers · Army · army, regimental histories · Civil War · Civil War, 1861-1865 · civil war, participation, african american · Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, 14th (1864-1865) · Colored Infantry Regiment, 35th (1864-1866) · Colored Infantry Regiment, 36th (1864-1866) · Colored Infantry Regiment, 37th (1864-1867) · North Carolina · North Carolina Civil War · Participation, African American · Regimental histories · united states · United States Civil War · United States. Army. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, 14th (1864-1865) · United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 35th (1864-1866) · United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 36th (1864-1866) · United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 37th (1864-1867)
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |