Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops 1862-1867

by U.S. Army Center of Military History, William A. Dobak, U.S. Army Center of Military History

Book Overview

The Civil War changed the United States in many ways-economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly 4 million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves of both sexes new opportunities in education and property ownership. Just as striking were the effects of the war...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506089011
• ISBN13: 9781506089010
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"