A Great Sacrifice: Northern Black Soldiers, Their Families, and the Experience of Civil War

By James G Mendez

Book Overview

This study analyzes the effects of the Civil War on northern black families as they sacrificed for a Union victory. This book especially studies the effects of the war on these families as they and their soldiers fully supported the Union war effort and strived to gain full American citizenship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082328249X
• ISBN13: 9780823282494
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"