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The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois - The Story of the Twenty-ninth U.S. Colored Infantry (Paperback)
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The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois - The Story of the Twenty-ninth U.S. Colored Infantry (Paperback)
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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 of Richmond, and stood on the
battlefield when Lee surrendered at Appomattox. In this
comprehensive examination of the unit's composition, contribution,
and postwar fate, Edward A. Miller, Jr., demonstrates the value of
the Twenty-ninth as a means of understanding the Civil War
experience of African American soldiers, including the prejudice
that shaped their service. Miller details the formation of the
Twenty-ninth, its commendable performance but incompetent
leadership during the Petersburg battle, and the refilling of its
ranks, mostly by black enlistees who served as substitutes for
drafted white men. He recounts the unit's role in the final
campaign against the Army of Northern Virginia; its final, needless
mission to the Texas border; the tragic postwar fate of most of its
officers; and the continued discrimination and economic hardship
endured after the war by the soldiers.
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