Author: George Washington WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
Author: George Washington WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65
Author: George Washington WilliamsPublisher: Bergman Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Employment of Negro Troops
Author: Ulysses LeePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781516859290
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Recognizing that the story of Negro participation in military service during World War II was of national interest as well as of great value for future military planning, the Assistant Secretary of War in February 1944 recommended preparation of a book on this subject. The opportunity to undertake it came two years later with the assignment to the Army's Historical Division of the author, then a captain and a man highly qualified by training and experience to write such a work. After careful examination of the sources and reflection Captain Lee concluded that it would be impracticable to write a comprehensive and balanced history about Negro soldiers in a single volume. His plan, formally approved in August 1946, was to focus his own work on the development of Army policies in the use of Negroes in military service and on the problems associated with the execution of these policies at home and abroad, leaving to the authors of other volumes in the Army's World War II series, then taking shape, the responsibility for covering activities of Negroes in particular topical areas. This definition of the author's objective is needed in order to understand why he has described his work "in no sense a history of Negro troops in World War II." Writing some years ago, he explained: "The purpose of the present volume is to bring together the significant experience of the Army in dealing with an important national question: the full use of the human resources represented by that 10 percent of national population that is Negro. It does not attempt to follow, in narrative form, the participation of Negro troops in the many branches, commands, and units of the Army. . . . A fully descriptive title for the present volume, in the nineteenth century manner, would read: 'The U.S. Army and Its Use of Negro Troops in World War II: Problems in the Development and Application of Policy with Some Attention to the Results, Public and Military.'" Thus, in accordance with his objective, the author gives considerably more attention to the employment of Negroes as combat soldiers than to their use as service troops overseas. Even though a large majority of the Negroes sent overseas saw duty in service rather than in combat units, their employment in service forces did not present the same number or degree of problems.
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861- 1865
Author: George Washington WilliamsPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019578278
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 'A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, ' George Washington Williams provides a detailed account of the contributions made by African-American soldiers to the Union cause during the Civil War. He also explores the broader historical context of Black military service, from the ancient world to the present day. This book is a groundbreaking work of scholarship, and a testament to the courage and sacrifice of the Black soldiers who fought for freedom and justice. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
Author: George Washington WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9786613675804
Category : African American soldiers
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (originally published in 1887) by pioneer African American historian George Washington Williams remains a classic text in African American literature and Civil War history. In this powerful narrative, Williams, who served in the U.S. Colored Troops, tells the battle experiences of the almost 200,000 black men who fought for the Union cause. Determined to document the contributions of his fellow black soldiers, and to underscore the valor and manhood of his race, Williams gathered his material from the official records of U.S.
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880
Author: George Washington WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
Book Description
History of the Negro Troops in the War ...
Author: G. W. WilliamsScott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War
Author: Emmett Jay ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
"A complete account from official sources of the participation of African Americans in World War I including their involvement in war work organizations like the Red Cross, YMCA, and the war camp community service. The text includes an official summary of the treaty of peace and League of Nations covenant. With the entry of the United States into the Great War in 1917, African Americans were eager to show their patriotism in hopes of being recognized as full citizens. However, they were barred from the Marines, the Aviation unit of the Army, and served only in menial roles in the Navy. Despite their poor treatment, African-American soldiers provided much support overseas to the European Allies as well as at home" -- Bookseller's description.
History of the American Negro in the Great World War
Author: William Allison SweeneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865
Author: George W. WilliamsPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781440094712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Excerpt from A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865: Preceded a Review of the Military Services of Negroes in Ancient and Modern Times I have undertaken to write a military history of Negro troops in the War of the Rebellion. I have written only of the military Services of Negro troops; and I have used the generic word Negro because, while many mulattoes were in the Service, the Negroes preponderated to an overwhelming degree. In writing of the remote past, the historian has the benefit of the sifting and winnowing to which time subjects historical data; but in writing of events within living memory it requires both fortitude and skill to resist the insidious influence of interested friends and actors, to separate error from truth with an even and steady hand, to master the sources of historical information - to know where the material is, to collect and classify it, although scattered through an almost endless maze of books, news-papers, diaries, pamphlets, etc. - and to avoid partisan feeling and maintain a spirit of judicial candor. How far I have succeeded is left to the considerate judgment of the reader. Myself a soldier in the volunteer and regular army of the United States, in infantry and cavalry, an officer of artillery in the Republican forces of the Mexican army, and recently an officer of the Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, I may claim some military experience. I participated in many of the battles herein described, including some of the most severe conflicts of Negro troops with the enemy in Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.