Pages: 398
ISBN: 9780813125541
Pub Date: 09 Oct 2009
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Illustrations: 19 b&w photos, 6 maps, 1 line drawing
Pages: 398
ISBN: 9780813186870
Pub Date: 12 Apr 2022
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Illustrations: 19 b&w halftones, 6 maps, 1 line drawing
Description:
One of the lesser known stories of the Civil War is the role played by escaped slaves in the Union blockade along the Atlantic coast. From the beginning of the war, many African American refugees sought avenues of escape to the North. Due to their sheer numbers, those who reached Union forces presented a problem for the military.