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African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign (Paperback, Sesquicentennial Edition)
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African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign (Paperback, Sesquicentennial Edition)
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The Sesquicentennial edition of African Americans and the
Gettysburg Campaign, expands the range of research beyond its
original 2006 edition. With a foreword from chief historian
emeritus of the National Park Service, Edwin C. Bearss, Paradis
sets the stage by introducing readers to the important and colorful
members of the black community in and around the town of
Gettysburg, including descriptions of Underground Railroad activity
in the area. With the outbreak of the Civil War, black volunteers
for the Union army were initially rejected. But that did not stop
them from assuming non-combatant roles, such as their role as
teamsters. Paradis also includes overviews of the African American
contribution to the Confederate army and finally the authorization
of black troops in the North, with their early action in combat
before and during the Gettysburg Campaign. Paradis searingly
describes, among other matters, the Invasion of Pennsylvania by the
Confederate Army in July, 1863, which would turn into a massive
slave hunt with the abduction of free Pennsylvania blacks,
precipitating a boom in black resident volunteers in defense of the
state. From there, Paradis dives into the fighting in Gettysburg
and other Pennsylvania towns, with a focus on black contributions
and casualties. Paradis work then turns its attention to the
aftermath of the battle, including the labor of African Americans
in the disinterring of bodies for the National Cemetery. This new
edition of African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign includes
appendices on such matters as black residents and points of
interest in the town of Gettysburg, an updated tour of Gettysburg
highlighting the roles of African Americans, and finally a list of
black veterans who attended the 75th Anniversary reunion in
Gettysburg. This work includes over 40 images and several maps.
This title is ideal for students, teachers, and scholars of the
American Civil War and African American history. Visitors to
national parks and anyone who loves American history will find this
work a rewarding study of this critical moment in American history
and the African American contribution to it."
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