In 1863, after limitless debate and procrastination, Negro regiment
at last became officially part of the Union Army - the first
colored soldiers in American history to be fully sanctioned by the
Federal Government. This fact distinguished them from the cooks,
orderlies, fortification laborers, etc., who had traditionally
participated in American wars, and especially distinguished them
from the many trained and armed Negroes who had fought sub road
from soon after the outbreak of the Civil War. The Confederate use
of Negroes for heavy manual tasks did much to above the Northern
bias but perhaps the critical factor was the decision that states
whose loyalty was uncertain would finally accept the Negro in
uniform. The total number of Negro troops to serve the Union has
been variously estimated from 100,000 to ??00,000: over 60,000
perished of wounds or disease. Denied full pay and benefits, the
Negroes nevertheless fought with outstanding courage and were
everywhere respected for their powers of endurance. The merely
curious may be overwhelmed by the excessive length of this record;
the more serious will find its quality of temperate judgment
pleasant; its value will be primarily for the library and the
scholar. (Kirkus Reviews)
A bona fide classic, the Sable Arm was the first work to fully
chronicle the remarkable story of the nearly 180,000 black troops
who served in the Union army. Hailed by such distinguished
historians as T. Harry Williams ("superbly written") and George B.
Tindall ("a volume of permanent value"), this work paved the way
for the exploration of the black military experience in other wars.
The present edition, with a new foreword and bibliographical essay,
makes available once again a pioneering work that will be
especially useful for scholars and students of Civil War, black,
and military history.
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