President Lincoln's recruiter : General Lorenzo Thomas and the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War / Michael A. Eggleston.

"Historians have often marginalized the effect of African American troops on the outcome of the Civil War. While many histories briefly mention the service of the blacks, few reveal their impact"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eggleston, Michael A., 1937-
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Subjects:
Thomas, Lorenzo, > 1804-1875.
Generals > United States > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
United States. > Army > African American troops > History > 19th century.
United States. > Colored Troops > History.
Johnson, Andrew, > 1808-1875 > Impeachment.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:ix, 198 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
General Lorenzo Thomas and the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The river and the rock
  • Life in the Fourth U.S. Infantry Regiment
  • President Lincoln's recruiter
  • The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.