U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry: Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864

Synopsis

This Book Describes Action In Detail And In Larger Context Of The History Of Black U.s. Servicemen, Including British Recruitment Of Runaway Slaves During The Revolutionary War, The Black Colonial Marines Who Joined The British In Torching Washington In The War Of 1812, And The South's Attempts To Enlist Slaves In The Final Months Of The Civil War-- Edwin W. Besch. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.