U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry : Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864 by Besch, Edwin W., 1936- author instant download

U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry : Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864 by Besch, Edwin W., 1936- author instant download

viii, 282 pages : 24 cm, \"This book describes action in detail and in larger context of the history of black U.S. servicemen, including British recruitment of runaway slaves during the Revolutionary War, the black Colonial Marines who joined the British in torching Washington in the War of 1812, and the South's attempts to enlist slaves in the final months of the Civil War\"--, Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index, The Commanders at Wilson's Wharf: A Massachusetts Physician-Soldier vs. a Virginia Professional Soldier -- The Federal and Confederate Units That Fought -- The James River Campaign: Strategy, Preparations and Movement; Rebel Orders Regarding Captured U.S. Colored Troops' Officers and Enlisted Men -- Wild and His U.S. Colored Troops Create a Stir in Charles City County -- The Land-Naval \"Action at Wilson's Wharf\" -- Conflicting Casualty Reports: Federal Casualties Incomplete; Confederate Losses Covered Up by Fitzhugh Lee and Richmond Papers -- Covering Up a Dismal Confederate Failure -- United States Colored Troops, Black Sailors and Black Confederates -- Fort Pocahontas, June 1864-June 1865 -- Rediscovery and Preservation of Fort Pocahontas