MEN OF COLOR, TO ARMS

The enlistment of Negro troops in the Union Army beginning in late 1862 was one of the most revolutionary features of the Civil War. Colored men had fought in the American Army during the Revolution, and New Orleans Negroes had helped Andrew Jackson defend the city against the British in 1815, but s...

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Published inThe Struggle for Equality pp. 192 - 220
Main Author McPherson, James M
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton Princeton University Press 26.10.2014
EditionSTU - Student edition
Subjects
Abolitionism
African Americans
American minorities
Anthropology
Armed conflict
Armed forces
Armies
Behavioral sciences
Charitable behavior
Employment discrimination
Equal pay
Ethnic groups
Ethnology
Former slaves
Human behavior
Military life
Military personnel
Military recruitment
Military science
Military service
Political movements
Political science
Political sociology
Psychology
Slavery
Slaves
Social attitudes
Social behavior
Social discrimination
Social interaction
Social organization
Social psychology
Sociology
Soldiers
Volunteerism
War
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Summary:The enlistment of Negro troops in the Union Army beginning in late 1862 was one of the most revolutionary features of the Civil War. Colored men had fought in the American Army during the Revolution, and New Orleans Negroes had helped Andrew Jackson defend the city against the British in 1815, but since 1792 Negroes had been barred by federal law from the state militias and there were no Negroes in the regular United States Army. In 1859 the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill repealing the ban on Negro militia service. But Governor Nathaniel Banks vetoed the measure because it
ISBN:9780691163901
0691163901
DOI:10.1515/9781400852239-013