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The Peninsula Campaign and the necessity of emancipation African Americans and the fight for freedom
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The Peninsula Campaign and the necessity of emancipation [electronic resource] : African Americans and the fight for freedom / Glenn David Brasher.
ISBN
9781469601847 (ebook) :
Published
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
Physical Description
1 online resource (288 p.) : ill., maps.
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Summary
In the Peninsula Campaign of spring 1862, Union general George B. McClellan failed in his plan to capture the Confederate capital and bring a quick end to the conflict. But the campaign saw something new in the war - the participation of African Americans in ways that were critical to the Union offensive. Ultimately, that participation influenced Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation at the end of that year. This narrative history delves into African American involvement in this pivotal military event.
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North Carolina scholarship online.
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Print version
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 06, 2016
Series
Civil War America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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