LEADER 03276nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910457465103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4696-0226-1 010 $a0-8078-3727-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000083092 035 $a(EBL)837885 035 $a(OCoLC)646360270 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000590513 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11409308 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000590513 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10671613 035 $a(PQKB)10298510 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245460 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837885 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28058 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL837885 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10535715 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL929684 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000083092 100 $a20070718d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFreedom for themselves$b[electronic resource] $eNorth Carolina's Black soldiers in the Civil War era /$fRichard M. Reid 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (441 p.) 225 1 $aCivil War America 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4696-1506-1 311 $a0-8078-3174-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [389]-406) and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Introduction; ONE: Raising and Training the Black Regiments; TWO: A Fine, Fighting Regiment; THREE: Issues of ""Civilized"" Warfare; FOUR: A Unit of Last Resort; FIVE: Black Workers in Blue Uniforms; SIX: Families of the Soldiers during the War; SEVEN: Service in the Postwar South; EIGHT: Black Veterans in a Gray State; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y 330 $aMore than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and after the war.Reid examines the processes by which black men enlisted and were trained, the history of each regiment, the lives of the soldiers' families during the war, and the postwar 410 0$aCivil War America. 606 $aAfrican American soldiers$zNorth Carolina$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xParticipation, African American 607 $aNorth Carolina$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xParticipation, African American 607 $aNorth Carolina$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRegimental histories 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRegimental histories 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAfrican American soldiers$xHistory 676 $a973.7/415 700 $aReid$b Richard M.$f1943-$01054096 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457465103321 996 $aFreedom for themselves$92486422 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$48.30$u03/24/2015$5Hist