The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the RepublicIn the years after the Civil War, black and white Union soldiers who survived the horrific struggle joined the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)--the Union army's largest veterans' organization. In this thoroughly researched and groundbreaking study, Barba |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The World African Americans Made in the Grand Army of the Republic | 13 |
The World Black and White Veterans Made Together | 83 |
Brothers Ever We Shall Be Black and White Comradeship in the GAR | 115 |
The Won Cause A Meaning for Their Suffering | 143 |
All One that Day If Never Again The Final Days of the GAR | 196 |
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The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic Barbara A. Gannon No preview available - 2014 |
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