Bluejackets and Contrabands
African Americans and the Union Navy
Seiten
2022
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-8687-0 (ISBN)
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-8687-0 (ISBN)
The only in-depth study of the relationship between the Union Navy and African Americans during the Civil War.
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. Fortunately, the First Confiscation Act of 1861 permitted the seizure of property used in support of the South's war effort, including slaves. Eventually regarded as contraband of war, the runaways became known as contrabands. In Bluejackets and Contrabands, Barbara Brooks Tomblin examines the relationship between the Union Navy and the contrabands. The navy established colonies for the former slaves, and, in return, some contrabands served as crewmen on navy ships and gunboats and as river pilots, spies, and guides. Tomblin presents a rare picture of the contrabands and casts light on the vital contributions of African Americans to the Union Navy and the Union cause.
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. Fortunately, the First Confiscation Act of 1861 permitted the seizure of property used in support of the South's war effort, including slaves. Eventually regarded as contraband of war, the runaways became known as contrabands. In Bluejackets and Contrabands, Barbara Brooks Tomblin examines the relationship between the Union Navy and the contrabands. The navy established colonies for the former slaves, and, in return, some contrabands served as crewmen on navy ships and gunboats and as river pilots, spies, and guides. Tomblin presents a rare picture of the contrabands and casts light on the vital contributions of African Americans to the Union Navy and the Union cause.
Barbara Brooks Tomblin taught military history at Rutgers University and is the author of several articles and books.
Introduction_x000D_
Union Navy Policy toward Contrabands_x000D_
Going to Freedom_x000D_
Contraband Camps_x000D_
Informants_x000D_
Contributing to Victory_x000D_
Contraband Pilots_x000D_
Contraband Sailors_x000D_
Joint Army-Navy Operations_x000D_
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Erscheinungsdatum | 01.04.2022 |
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Zusatzinfo | 19 b&w halftones, 6 maps, 1 line drawing |
Verlagsort | Lexington |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8131-8687-0 / 0813186870 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8131-8687-0 / 9780813186870 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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