The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic

by Barbara A. Gannon

Book Overview

In the years after the Civil War, black and white Union soldiers who survived the horrific struggle joined the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)--the Union army's largest veterans' organization. In this thoroughly researched and groundbreaking study, Barbara Gannon chronicles black and white veterans' efforts to create and sustain the nation's first interracial organization.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807834521
• ISBN13: 9780807834527
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"