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1 online resource (171 pages) |
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Concise Lincoln library
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Concise Lincoln library.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The final Emancipation Proclamation and military emancipation -- Emancipation and mobilization -- Discrimination front and rear -- Battles, massacres, parades. |
| Summary |
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 by the U.S. government to arm African Americans to aid in the nation's defense. By the end of the war in 1865, nearly 180,000 black soldiers had fought for the Union. Lincoln's role in the arming of African Americans remains a central but unfortunately obscure part of one of the most compellin. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans.
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United States. Colored Troops.
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United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century.
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États-Unis. Army -- Troupes noires américaines -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
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United States. Army |
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United States. Colored Troops |
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African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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African American soldiers |
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Armed Forces -- African American troops |
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Military participation -- African American |
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Relations with African Americans |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9RxkMwD8h64CPrTGb |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, John David. Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013] 156 pages Concise Lincoln library 9780809332908 (DLC) 2013011435 |
| ISBN |
9780809332915 (e-book) |
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0809332914 (e-book) |
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9781306118019 (MyiLibrary) |
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1306118018 |
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9780809332908 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0809332906 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
40022969230 |
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