A History of the Negro Troops in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865
ISBN13: 9780823233854ISBN10: 0823233855
Paperback,
377 pages
Apr 2012,
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$25.00 (01)A Fordham University Press Publication
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Description
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (originally published in 1887) by pioneer African American historian George Washington Williams remains a classic text in African American literature and Civil War history. In this powerful narrative, Williams, who served in the U.S. Colored Troops, tells the battle experiences of the almost 200,000 black men who fought for the Union cause. Determined to document the contributions of his fellow black soldiers, and to underscore the valor and manhood of his race, Williams gathered his material from the official records of U.S. and foreign governments, and from the orderly books and personal recollections of officerscommanding Negro troops during the American Civil War.
The new edition of this important text includes an introductory essay by the award-winning historian John David Smith. In his essay, Smith narrates and evaluates the book's contents, analyzes its reception by contemporary critics, and evaluates Williams's work within the context of its day and its place in current historiography.
Features
- Williams's history is a foundational work in the study of the Civil War. His scholarship, use of primary sources, and literary writing are impressive.
- Smith, a revered and well-known figure among Civil War historians offers an Introduction that ignites renewed interest Williams's history.
About the Author(s)
George Washington Williams (1849-1891) was a Pennsylvania-born soldier, legislator, and historian whose History of the Negro Race in America, 1619-1880 (1882) became the first work of serious scholarship by an African American.
Dr. John David Smith is Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He edited Black Soldiers in Blue: African American Troops in the Civil War Era (2002).
