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Bluejackets and Contrabands - African Americans and the Union Navy (Hardcover)
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Bluejackets and Contrabands - African Americans and the Union Navy (Hardcover)
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One of the lesser known stories of the Civil War is the role played
by escaped slaves in the Union blockade along the Atlantic coast.
From the beginning of the war, many African American refugees
sought avenues of escape to the North. Due to their sheer numbers,
those who reached Union forces presented a problem for the
military. The problem was partially resolved by the First
Confiscation Act of 1861, which permitted the seizure of property
used in support of the South's war effort, including slaves.
Eventually regarded as contraband of war, the runaways became known
as contrabands. In "Bluejackets and Contrabands, " Barbara Brooks
Tomblin examines the relationship between the Union Navy and the
contrabands. The navy established colonies for the former slaves
and, in return, some contrabands served as crewmen on navy ships
and gunboats and as river pilots, spies, and guides. Tomblin
presents a rare picture of the contrabands and casts light on the
vital contributions of African Americans to the Union Navy and the
Union cause.
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