The American Civil War lasted for four years, beginning in 1861 and ending in 1865. The war was fought between the Union Army of the north and the Confederacy forces
of the south.
Black colored men fought for the Union and played an integral part in winning the war against the Confederacy; it included both the Northern free blacks and the Southern slaves that broke free from their masters.
By the end of the civil war, over 186,000 black men had served as soldiers for the Union Army - consisting of 10% of the entire Union Army; 7,122 were officers, an additional 20,000 were part of the Union Navy service.
Over 10,000 black colored soldiers died from the war - 30,000 died from infection and disease. In total, black colored soldiers took part in over 40 major battles and hundreds more in minor skirmishes throughout the course of the war.
Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
Freedom By The Sword by William A. Dobak (573 pages)
A Brave Black Regiment: History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865. (YEAR 1891) 491 pages
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861- 1865. (YEAR 1888) 387 pages
A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops (YEAR 1867) 44 pages
Army Life in a Black Regiment (YEAR 1870) 305 pages
My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry (YEAR 1908) 20 pages
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops Late 1st S.C. Volunteers (1902) 108 pages
Reminiscences of Two Years with the Colored Troops (1880) 41 pages
The Black Brigade of Cincinnati (YEAR 1864) 34 pages
The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States In the Wars of 1775—1812, 1861-'65. (YEAR 1888) 526 pages
The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored) In the War to Preserve the Union, 1861 - 1865. (YEAR 1898) 435 pages
The Negro As a Soldier in the War of the Rebellion, His Heroism and His Fidelity (YEAR 1897) 45 pages
The Negro in the American Rebellion (YEAR 1867) 400 pages
The Story of the Marches, Battles, and Incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry (YEAR 1908) 382 pages
of the south.
Black colored men fought for the Union and played an integral part in winning the war against the Confederacy; it included both the Northern free blacks and the Southern slaves that broke free from their masters.
By the end of the civil war, over 186,000 black men had served as soldiers for the Union Army - consisting of 10% of the entire Union Army; 7,122 were officers, an additional 20,000 were part of the Union Navy service.
Over 10,000 black colored soldiers died from the war - 30,000 died from infection and disease. In total, black colored soldiers took part in over 40 major battles and hundreds more in minor skirmishes throughout the course of the war.
Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
Freedom By The Sword by William A. Dobak (573 pages)
A Brave Black Regiment: History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865. (YEAR 1891) 491 pages
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861- 1865. (YEAR 1888) 387 pages
A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops (YEAR 1867) 44 pages
Army Life in a Black Regiment (YEAR 1870) 305 pages
My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry (YEAR 1908) 20 pages
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops Late 1st S.C. Volunteers (1902) 108 pages
Reminiscences of Two Years with the Colored Troops (1880) 41 pages
The Black Brigade of Cincinnati (YEAR 1864) 34 pages
The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States In the Wars of 1775—1812, 1861-'65. (YEAR 1888) 526 pages
The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored) In the War to Preserve the Union, 1861 - 1865. (YEAR 1898) 435 pages
The Negro As a Soldier in the War of the Rebellion, His Heroism and His Fidelity (YEAR 1897) 45 pages
The Negro in the American Rebellion (YEAR 1867) 400 pages
The Story of the Marches, Battles, and Incidents of the Third United States Colored Cavalry (YEAR 1908) 382 pages