Uncommon valor : a story of race, patriotism, and glory in the final battles of the Civil War
- Author/Creator:
- Claxton, Melvin, 1958-
- Publication/Creation:
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2006]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Uncommon valor : a story of race, patriotism, and glory in the final battles of the Civil War / Melvin Claxton and Mark Puls
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- Additional Author/Creators:
- Puls, Mark, 1963-
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- United States.Army--African American troops--Biography
United States.Army--African American troops--History--19th century
United States.Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
African American soldiers--Biography
Medal of Honor--Biography
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- The bell tolls : a call for Black troops -- Christian Fleetwood enlists -- The first mission -- Ready and willing : the Cincinnati Brigade -- Hunting guerillas and bushwhackers in North Carolina -- Early skirmishes : raids on Richmond -- Avenging an ambush -- To the front : storming Petersburg -- The fog of war : the Petersburg mine explosion -- The price of honor : heroics at New Market Heights -- The war ends.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- vii, 231 pages ; 23 cm
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- Table of contents
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990005571590302486
- ISBN:
- 0471468231 (cloth)
9780471468233 (cloth) - OCLC Number:
- 58478336
- Barcode:
- 010001098853
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