03294nam 2200649Ia 450 991082785450332120230207230043.0979-88-908724-6-30-8078-7540-6(CKB)1000000000746915(EBL)427118(OCoLC)70726110(SSID)ssj0000259440(PQKBManifestationID)11209447(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259440(PQKBWorkID)10274352(PQKB)11271194(Au-PeEL)EBL427118(CaPaEBR)ebr10022621(CaONFJC)MIL929519(MiAaPQ)EBC427118(EXLCZ)99100000000074691520001227d2001 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTime full of trial the Roanoke Island freedmen's colony, 1862-1867 /Patricia C. ClickChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20011 online resource (328 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-2602-2 0-8078-4918-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. This Important Victory; 2. An African Village of Grand Proportions; 3. A New Social Order; 4. Tossed Upon a Sea of Troubles; 5. Letting In the Light; 6. Stamp Down or Troden Under Feet; 7. No Foot of Land Do They Possess; 8. And the Partings Are Sad; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn February 1862, General Ambrose E. Burnside led Union forces to victory at the Battle of Roanoke Island. As word spread that the Union army had established a foothold in eastern North Carolina, slaves from the surrounding area streamed across Federal lines seeking freedom. By early 1863, nearly 1,000 refugees had gathered on Roanoke Island, working together to create a thriving community that included a school and several churches. As the settlement expanded, the Reverend Horace James, an army chaplain from Massachusetts, was appointed to oversee the establishment of a freedmen's colonyFreed personsNorth CarolinaRoanoke IslandHistory19th centuryFreed personsNorth CarolinaRoanoke IslandSocial conditions19th centuryAfrican AmericansMissionsNorth CarolinaRoanoke IslandHistory19th centuryNorth CarolinaHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865African AmericansNorth CarolinaHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspectsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865African AmericansUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspectsRoanoke Island (N.C.)HistoryFreed personsHistoryFreed personsSocial conditionsAfrican AmericansMissionsHistory975.6/175Click Patricia Catherine1712733MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827854503321Time full of trial4105125UNINA