President Lincoln's Recruiter: General Lorenzo Thomas and the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War

by Michael A. Eggleston

Historians have often marginalized the effect of African American troops on the outcome of the Civil War. While many histories briefly mention the service of the blacks, few reveal their impact. Lorenzo Thomas was one of the most exceptional people to serve in that war, but no biography of his life has been written. Most of his career was spent as an administrator in the U. S. Army, from his graduation from West Point in 1823 until the start of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786472170
• ISBN13: 9780786472178
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher