Blacks in Gray Uniforms: A New Look at the South's Most Forgotten Combat Troops 1861-1865 (Phillip Thomas Tucker - BH) Section - Civil War Guide rough-hewn Phillip Sheridan

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On July 1st of 1863

as well as manuscript collections from across the country

but for the men who fought and for their families—on both sides—its effects would last for generations

Blacks in Gray Uniforms: A New Look at the South's Most Forgotten Combat Troops 1861-1865 (Phillip Thomas Tucker - BH) Section - Civil War Guide rough-hewn Phillip Sheridanby Phillip Thomas Tucker This ground breaking book takes an insightful and close "New Look" at one of the most fascinating subjects of the Civil War the long overlooked battlefield contributions of the most forgotten fighting men of the Civil War, Black Confederates. With the release of the popular 1989 film Glory, the American public first learned about the heroism of the black troops of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and their courageous