Uncommon valor : a story of race, patriotism, and glory in the final battles of the Civil War / Melvin Claxton and Mark Puls.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Claxton, Melvin, 1958-
Other Authors: Puls, Mark, 1963-
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
African American soldiers > Biography.
Medal of Honor > Biography.
United States. > Army > African American troops > Biography.
United States. > Army > African American troops > History > 19th century.
United States. > Army > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:vii, 231 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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.