Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops

Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops / John David Smith.

When Abraham Lincoln issued his final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he not only freed the slaves in the Confederate states but also invited freed slaves and free persons of color to join the U.S. Army as part of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), the first systematic, large-scale effort...

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Main Author: Smith, John David, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Series:Concise Lincoln library.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with African Americans.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865
United States. > Colored Troops.
United States. > Army > African American troops > History > 19th century.
United States. > Army
United States. > Colored Troops
1800-1899
African American soldiers > History > 19th century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
African American soldiers
Armed Forces > African American troops
Military participation > African American
Relations with African Americans
Schwarze
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
Soldat
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
United States
USA
History
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