Bibliograph

U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry, Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864, Edwin W. Besch

Type

Label

U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry, Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864, Edwin W. Besch

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

954104307

Responsibility statement

Edwin W. Besch

Sub title

Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864

Summary

"This book describes action in detail and in larger context of the history of black U.S. servicemen, including British recruitment of runaway slaves during the Revolutionary War, the black Colonial Marines who joined the British in torching Washington in the War of 1812, and the South's attempts to enlist slaves in the final months of the Civil War"--, Provided by publisher

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United States colored troops defeat Confederate cavalry

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