{"product_id":"a-great-sacrifice-northern-black-soldiers-their-families-and-the-experience-of-civil-war-hardback-9780823282500","title":"A Great Sacrifice; Northern Black Soldiers, Their Families, and the Experience of Civil War (Hardback) 9780823282500","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Great Sacrifice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNorthern Black Soldiers, Their Families, and the Experience of Civil War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames G. Mendez (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823282500\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 February 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 15\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.616 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Great Sacrifice \u003c\/i\u003eis an in-depth analysis of the effects of the Civil War on northern black families carried out using letters from northern black women—mothers, wives, sisters, and female family friends—addressed to a number of Union military officials.\u003cbr\u003e Collectively, the letters give a voice to the black family members left on the northern homefront. Through their explanations and requests, readers obtain a greater apprehension of the struggles African American families faced during the war, and their conditions as the war progressed. The original letters that were received by government agencies, as well as many of the copies of the letters sent in response, are held by the National Archives in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e This study is unique because it examines the effects of the war specifically on northern black families. Most other studies on African Americans during the Civil War focused almost exclusively on the soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/b\u003e xi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/b\u003e xiii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003e  1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e Life in the North: Before the War   11\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003eA Grand Opportunity: 1861 and 1862   19\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Forming of Black Regiments and Success in Battle   28\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Unequal Pay Issue   44\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003eViolence on Two Fronts   81\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e Information Requests   98\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003eDischarge Requests   120\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Conclusion of the War   130\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003eAfter the War: A Different Kind of Battle   135\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003eEven Farther Away from Home: Occupation Duty Continues   156\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e Home Again   178\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAppendix\u003c\/b\u003e: Northern Black Regiments 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/b\u003e187\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNotes \u003c\/b\u003e189\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCited\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLiterature\u003c\/b\u003e 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex \u003c\/b\u003e249\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580331389208,"sku":"9780823282500","price":96.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-great-sacrifice-northern-black-soldiers-their-families-and-the-experience-of-civil-war-hardback-9780823282500","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}