The Black Phalanx: African American Soldiers In The War Of Independence, The War Of 1812, And The Civil War

This classic includes succinct, compelling accounts of African Americans who fought and died for a freedom they could not enjoy.


Joseph T. Wilson was not only a historian of the fighting black spirit in the Civil War, but was one of its soldiers. His fellow veterans recruited him to write a complete and accurate record of the great struggles for liberty and union borne by African Americans. The result was The Black Phalanx, a book rich in anecdotes, eyewitness accounts, and previously overlo...