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Forged in battle : the Civil War alliance of Black soldiers and white officers by Glatthaar, Joseph T. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Sixteen months after the start of the American Civil War, the Federal government, having vastly underestimated the length and manpower demands of the war, began to recruit black soldiers. This revolutionary policy gave 180,000 free blacks and former slaves the opportunity to prove themselves on the battlefield as part of the United States Colored Troops. By the end of the war, 37,000 in their ranks had given their lives for the cause of freedom. In Forged in Battle, originally published in 1990,
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- Author
- Glatthaar, Joseph T.
- Publisher
- MERIDIAN BOOK
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780452010680
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Science, Race & Ethnic Relations
- Rating
- 3.89 / 5 (48 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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