The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois: The Story of the Twenty-ninth U.S. Colored Infantry

by Edward A. Miller

Book Overview

Chronicles the Civil War experience of a representative African American regiment

The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois tells the story of the Twenty-ninth United States Colored Infantry, one of almost 150 African American regiments to fight in the Civil War and the only such unit assembled by the state of Illinois. The Twenty-ninth took part in the famous Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, joined Grant's forces in the siege...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570031991
• ISBN13: 9781570031991
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"