For their own cause : The 27th United States Colored Troops / Kelly D. Mezurek.

"The 27th United States Colored Troops (USCT), composed largely of free black Ohio men, served in the Union army from April 1864 to September 1865 in Virginia and North Carolina. It was the first time most members of the unit had traveled so far from home. The men faced daily battles against racism...

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Uniform Title:Civil War in the North.
Main Author: Mezurek, Kelly D. (Author)
Corporate Author: Kent State University. Press (Publisher)
Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2016]
Series:Civil War in the North.
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Physical Description:x, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Variant Title:
27th United States Colored Troops
Format: Book

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