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U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry : Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864
- Title
- U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry : Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864 / Edwin W. Besch.
- Author
- Besch, Edwin W., 1936-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 17-900 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- viii, 282 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book describes action in detail and in larger context of the history of black U.S. servicemen, including British recruitment of runaway slaves during the Revolutionary War, the black Colonial Marines who joined the British in torching Washington in the War of 1812, and the South's attempts to enlist slaves in the final months of the Civil War"--
- Alternative Title
- United States colored troops defeat Confederate cavalry
- Subjects
- United States
- United States > Army
- Virginia
- African American soldiers
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Wilson's Wharf, Battle of, Va., 1864
- Wilson's Wharf, Battle of (Virginia : 1864)
- History
- African American soldiers > History > 19th century
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, African American
- Armed Forces > African American troops
- Military participation > African American
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- United States > History > War of 1812 > Participation, African American
- 1700-1899
- United States > Army > African American troops > History > 19th century
- African American soldiers > History > 18th century
- War of 1812
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American
- Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 17-900
- ISBN
- 9781476666631 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 1476666636 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 9781476627373 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017005802
- OCLC
- 954104307
- Author
- Besch, Edwin W., 1936- author.
- Title
- U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry : Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864 / Edwin W. Besch.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1700-1899
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 17-900