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Author Wilson, Keith P., 1944-

Title Campfires of freedom : the camp life of Black soldiers during the Civil War / Keith P. Wilson.

Publication Info. Kent [Ohio] : Kent State University Press, [2002]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.7415 W749C    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 336 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-326) and index.
Contents "There is no trouble about the drill": training and discipline -- "A matter of principle": dissent in the camp -- "This is their university": pastimes -- "Nearly all the freedmen are eager to learn": the struggle for literacy -- Godly correspondents and military advocates: black chaplains at work in USCT camps -- "God have mercy!": the religion of the former slave -- "The trumpets sound": the soldiers' music -- Married "under the flag": kinship and gender roles in the camps.
Subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
African American soldiers -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN 0873387090 hardcover alkaline paper
9780873387095 hardcover alkaline paper
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