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The Sable Arm: Black Troops in the Union Army, 1861-1865 / Edition 1

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ISBN-10:: 070060328X
ISBN-13:: 9780700603282
Pub. Date:: 04/04/1987
Publisher:: University Press of Kansas

ISBN-10:: 070060328X
ISBN-13:: 9780700603282
Pub. Date:: 04/04/1987
Publisher:: University Press of Kansas

The Sable Arm: Black Troops in the Union Army, 1861-1865 / Edition 1

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A bona fide classic, the Sable Arm was the first work to fully chronicle the remarkable story of the nearly 180,000 black troops who served in the Union army. Hailed by such distinguished historians as T. Harry Williams ("superbly written") and George B. Tindall ("a volume of permanent value"), this work paved the way for the exploration of the black military experience in other wars. The present edition, with a new foreword and bibliographical essay, makes available once again a pioneering work that will be especially useful for scholars and students of Civil War, black, and military history.

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ISBN-13:	9780700603282
Publisher:	University Press of Kansas
Publication date:	04/04/1987
Series:	Modern War Studies
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	360
Sales rank:	327,536
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.81(d)

Foreword, by Herman Hattaway

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. “We are ready and would go . . .”

2. “The ultras in their eagerness have spoilt all.”

3. “And who better to begin the work . . .”

4. “Soon have an army.”

5. “No man can hender me.”

6. “The very air seemed to be filled with obstacles.”

7. “I am here to raise as many regiments of blacks as I can.”

8. “But the high soul burns on . . .”

9. “The difficulty is not in stating the principle . . .”

10. “There seems to be inequality and injustice . . .”

11. “. . . taking life and honor in their hands . . .”

12. “We looks like men a-marchin’ on . . .”

13. “. . . even the slave becomes a man . . .”

Notes on Sources

Critical Bibliography

Bibliographical Update

Index

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Editorial Reviews

"This classic book will provide a whole new generation of Civil War enthusiasts with a better understanding of this integral part of the war’s history."—Civil War Book Exchange & Collector’s Newspaper
"Excellent. . . . Recommended for all black studies collections, Civil War collections, and inclusive history collections in public, college, and university libraries."—Library Journal
"One of the one hundred best books ever written on the Civil War."—Civil War Times Illustrated
"A path-breaking work . . . written with grace and clarity. . . . After a period of thirty years, during which it has been read, cited, and used as a model, The Sable Arm has achieved the richly deserved status of a classic. Much of what is today considered conventional knowledge about the role of blacks in the Civil War can be traced to this pioneering study."—Civil War History

"The most valuable book ever written on the topic."—Herman Hattaway, coauthor of How the North Won
"Superbly written. . . . A major study . . . on a neglected side of the war."—T. Harry Williams, author of Lincoln and His Generals
"Pioneering. . . . Readable, interesting, sound, with important insights."—James M. McPherson, author of The Negro’s Civil War
"A volume of permanent value."—George B. Tindall, author of The Emergence of the New South, 1913–1945

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One of the one hundred best books ever written on the Civil War.

Civil War Times Illustrated

A path-breaking work . . . written with grace and clarity. . . . After a period of thirty years, during which it has been read, cited, and used as a model, The Sable Arm has achieved the richly deserved status of a classic. Much of what is today considered conventional knowledge about the role of blacks in the Civil War can be traced to this pioneering study.

Civil War History

This classic book will provide a whole new generation of Civil War enthusiasts with a better understanding of this integral part of the war's history.

Civil War Book Exchange

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