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Searching for black Confederates : the Civil War's most persistent myth /

In addition to tracking the evolution of the black Confederate myth, Levin explores the roles that African Americans performed in the army with a particular focus on the relationship between officers and their personal body servants or camp slaves. In contrast to claims that these men served as sold...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Levin, Kevin M., 1969- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Series:	Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:	Confederate States of America. > Army > African American troops. African Americans > Confederate States of America. Slaves > Confederate States of America. African American soldiers > History > 19th century. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.

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