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Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops
Lincoln and the US Colored Troops
Author: John David Smith
When Abraham Lincoln issued his final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he not only freed the slaves in the Confederate states but also invited freed slaves and free persons of color to join the U.S. Army as part of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), the first systematic, large-scale effort by the U.S. government to arm African American...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780809332908
ISBN-10: 0809332906
Publication Date: 11/27/2013
Pages: 160
Edition: 1st Edition
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Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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