Inspired and informed by the latest research in African American, military, and social history, the fourteen original essays in this book tell the stories of th

"Shaffer chronicles the postwar transition of black veterans from the Union army, as well as their subsequent life patterns, political involvement, family and m

An historical account of the role of African-American soldiers in the Civil War.

"Like Men of War, originally published in 1998 by Little, Brown, was a groundbreaking early study of Black troops in the Civil War that It is still considered a

Three related themes are examined in this fascinating study: the social dynamics of race relations in Union Army camps, the relationship that evolved between So