Campfires of freedom: the camp life of Black soldiers during the Civil War
(1998)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Kent State University Press : Made available through hoopla, 1998
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781612772967 (electronic bk.) MWT11753708, 161277296X (electronic bk.) 11753708
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Three related themes are examined in this fascinating study: the social dynamics of race relations in Union Army camps, the relationship that evolved between Southern and Northern black soldiers, and the role off-duty activities played in helping the soldiers meet the demands of military service and the challenges of freedom. By vividly portraying the soldiers' camp life and by carefully analyzing their collective memory, the author sets the camp experience in the broader context of social and political change
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