Confederate rage, Yankee wrath no quarter in the Civil War

This provocative study proves the existence of a de facto Confederate policy of giving no quarter to captured black combatants during the Civil War-killing them instead of treating them as prisoners of war. Rather than looking at the massacres as a series of discrete and random events, this work exa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Burkhardt, George S., 1927- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press [2007]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This provocative study proves the existence of a de facto Confederate policy of giving no quarter to captured black combatants during the Civil War-killing them instead of treating them as prisoners of war. Rather than looking at the massacres as a series of discrete and random events, this work examines each as part of a ruthless but standard practice. Author George S. Burkhardt details a fascinating case that the Confederates followed a consistent pattern of murder against the black soldiers who served in Northern armies after Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. He s.
Notas:Paperback edition 2013.
Descripción Física:386 p. : il., mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 287-329) e índice.
ISBN:9780809389544