Peninsula Campaign and the Necessity of Emancipation
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Peninsula Campaign and the Necessity of Emancipation
African Americans and the Fight for Freedom
History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)History / Military / United StatesSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Description
In the Peninsula Campaign of spring 1862, Union general George B. McClellan failed in his plan to capture the Confederate capital and bring a quick end to the conflict. But the campaign saw something new in the war--the participation of African Americans
Book Details
- Publisher:
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Published:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 288
- Language:
- EN
- ISBN:
- 9780807835449