Black Antietam: African Americans and the Civil War in Sharspburg

Black Antietam: African Americans and the Civil War in Sharspburg
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9781467150729
ISBN-13 : 146715072X
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Book Synopsis Black Antietam: African Americans and the Civil War in Sharspburg by : Emilie Amt

Download or read book Black Antietam: African Americans and the Civil War in Sharspburg written by Emilie Amt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read the story of the Battle of Antietam from the African American perspective. The African American community around Sharpsburg, Maryland witnessed John Brown's raid, wartime skirmishes, the Battle of South Mountain, and the aftermath of the bloodiest day in American history. Read stories of encounters with Abraham Lincoln and Union and Confederate generals, and of Black civilian suffering and sacrifice in the cause of freedom. Their experiences during four years of Civil War come to life in vivid detail, often in their own words. Award-winning historian Emilie Amt recounts the personal stories of African Americans, both enslaved and free, who lived on the battlefield and who worked in the armies who clashed there.


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