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African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign
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2012
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The Sesquicentennial edition of African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign, expands the range of research beyond its original 2006 edition. With a foreword from chief historian emeritus of the National Park Service, Edwin C. Bearss, Paradis sets the stage by introducing readers to the important and colorful members of the black community in and around the town of Gettysburg, including descriptions of Underground Railroad activity in the area.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, black volunteers for the Union army were initially rejected. But that did not stop them from assuming non-combatant roles, such as their role as teamsters. Paradis also includes overviews of the African American contribution to the Confederate army and finally the authorization of black troops in the North, with their early action in combat before and during the Gettysburg Campaign. Paradis searingly describes, among other matters, the Invasion of Pennsylvania by the Confederate Army in July, 1863, which would turn into a massive slave hunt with the abduction of free Pennsylvania blacks, precipitating a boom in black resident volunteers in defense of the state. From there, Paradis dives into the fighting in Gettysburg and other Pennsylvania towns, with a focus on black contributions and casualties. Paradis’ work then turns its attention to the aftermath of the battle, including the labor of African Americans in the disinterring of bodies for the National Cemetery.
This new edition of African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign includes appendices on such matters as black residents and points of interest in the town of Gettysburg, an updated tour of Gettysburg highlighting the roles of African Americans, and finally a list of black veterans who attended the 75th Anniversary reunion in Gettysburg. This work includes over 40 images and several maps.
This title is ideal for students, teachers, and scholars of the American Civil War and African American history. Visitors to national parks and anyone who loves American history will find this work a rewarding study of this critical moment in American history and the African American contribution to it.
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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-8336-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-8337-6
Publisher
Scarecrow, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
150
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Contents No access
Figures and Photos No access
Foreword No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction to the First Edition No access
Introduction toSesquicentennial Edition No access
Chapter 1. African Americans a tGettysburg before the War No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 2. African Americans and the Civil War No access Pages 15 - 30
Chapter 3. The Great Rebel Invasion No access Pages 31 - 70
Photospread No access Pages C - M
Chapter 4. In the Wake of the Storm No access Pages 71 - 92
Chapter 5. Carrying the Struggle on to Victory No access Pages 93 - 102
Chapter 6. Little Note nor Long Remember No access Pages 103 - 110
Appendix A: Letter of Frederic Capron No access Pages 111 - 112
Appendix B: Black Veterans at the Seventy-fifth Anniversary Reunion at Gettysburg No access Pages 113 - 114
Appendix C: Gettysburg and African Americans—A Tour for Today No access Pages 115 - 122
Appendix D: Black Residents and Points of Interest in the Town of Gettysburg No access Pages 123 - 126
