African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign

by James M Paradis

Overview

The Sesquicentennial edition of African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign updates the original 2006 edition, as James M. Paradis introduces readers to the African-American role in this famous Civil War battle. In addition to documenting their contribution to the war effort, it explores the members of the black community in and around the town of Gettysburg and the Underground Railroad activity in the area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810883376
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/14/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	157
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

James M. Paradis is a former licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg National Military Park. He has authored two books on African Americans in the Civil War, and he teaches history at Arcadia University and is an Upper School Dean at Doane Academy where he has taught history for 25 years.

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the First Edition
Introduction to the Second Edition
Chapter 1 Before the Storm
Chapter 2 African Americans in the Civil War
Chapter 3 The Great Rebel Invasion
Chapter 4 In the Wake of the Storm
Chapter 5 Carrying the Struggle on to Victory
Chapter 6 Little Note Nor Long Remember
Appendix A Black Residents and Points of Interest in the Town of Gettysburg
Appendix B Gettysburg and African Americans: A Tour for Today
Appendix C Black Veterans Attending the 75th Anniversary Reunion in Gettysburg
Appendix D Letter of Frederic Capron
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

An excellent book that is highly recommended for individuals and all libraries with an interest in the Civil War.

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)

From the Foreword: The significance of Gettysburg to all people, with an emphasis on Black America, is masterfully addressed by historian James M. Paradis in African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign. The story of the borough and county's Black community caught up in an epic struggle makes for narrative history at its best. The book is people- and site-oriented. As such it encourages the ever increasing number of park and area visitors that delight in heritage tourism to view sites associatedwith Gettysburg's African American community. To facilitate the visitor's desire to walk in the steps of history, the author has included a chapter highlighting Black-associated sites ad structures, along with two very useful tour maps...

Edwin C. Bearss

Paradis, a former licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg National Military Park and former lecturer and participant in Civil War round tables, addresses the many ways black Americans participated in the Gettysburg campaign, their influence on the military outcome, and the impact of the Civil War on their lives. He examines the active prewar role of Gettysburg citizens, both black and white, by describing characters from the black community in Gettysburg, including farmers, blacksmiths, teachers, veterinarians, preachers, servants, and laborers. Maps, photographs, and illustrations appear throughout. Two appendixes are included: black residents and points of interest in the town of Gettysburg, and a modern tour of Gettysburg and African Americans.

Reference and Research Book News

An excellent book that is highly recommended for individuals and all libraries with an interest in the Civil War.

American Reference Books Annual

This book is recommended for any Civil War buff or historian interested in African American contributions to the Battle of Gettysburg as well as the Civil War as a whole. The closing chapters are particularly interesting to Civil War buffs because they demonstrate how Gettysburg residents participated in the Civil War long after the battle. Reading African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign not only informs, it motivates the reader to learn more about the topic and visit Gettysburg in order to better appreciate the contribution made by many African Americans.

Civil War News