African Canadians in Union Blue: Volunteering for the Cause in the Civil War by Richard M. Reid

African Canadians in Union Blue: Volunteering for the Cause in the Civil War

American Abolitionism and Antislavery

Richard M. Reid

292 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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When Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he also authorized the army to recruit black soldiers. Nearly 200,000 men answered the call. Several thousand came from Canada. What compelled these men to leave the relative comfort and safety of...

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