Freedom by the sword: the U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867

Foreword

The author

Preface

Mustering in Federal policy on emancipation and recruitment

The South Atlantic Coast, 1861-1863

The South Atlantic Coast, 1863-1865

Southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, 1862-1863

Southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, 1863-1865

The Mississippi River and its tributaries, 1861-1863

Along the Mississippi River, 1863-1865

Arkansas, Indian Territory, and Kansas, 1863-1865

Middle Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, 1863-1865

North Carolina and Virginia, 1861-1864

Virginia, May-October 1964

Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia, 1864-1865

South Texas, 1864-1867

Reconstruction, 1865-1867

Conclusion

Bibliographical note

Abbreviations

Index.