Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops

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Label

Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops

Statement of responsibility

John David Smith

Title variation

Lincoln and the United States Colored Troops

Creator

• Smith, John David, 1949-

Subject

• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
• African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century
• United States, Colored Troops
• United States, Army -- African American troops | History -- 19th century

Language

eng

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 compelling periods in American history. In [this book] John David Smith offers an enlightening exploration of the development of Lincoln's military emancipation project, its implementation, and the recruitment and deployment of black troops."--Front flap of jacket

Member of

• Concise Lincoln library

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.7/415

Index

index present

LC call number

E540.N3

LC item number

S67 2013

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Concise Lincoln library