The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the wars of 1775-1812 & 1861-1865

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The body of the classic book examines every aspect of black service in the American Civil War: the decision to arm captured black soldiers, and the efforts to recruit troops; the training of black Union regiments; and battles they fought, including the assault on Fort Wagner, the siege of Petersburg, and the fall of Richmond.