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Author Warner, John D., Jr., 1961- author.

Title Riders in the storm : the triumphs and tragedies of a Black cavalry regiment in the Civil War / John D. Warner, Jr.

Publication Info. Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2022]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2205756~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  973.7415 WAR    AVAILABLE
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Description xxiv, 407 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-394) and index.
Contents Black Men in Blue Uniforms -- "That Dashing and Brilliant Arm of the Service" -- "Officers of the Highest Character and Best Experience" -- "Trained to the Sabre" -- "Actuated by Patriotism" -- Cavalry in Fact as Well as Name -- "He had no effects." -- Losing the Peace.
Summary "This book tells the story of the African American cavalrymen of the 5th Massachusetts during the Civil War-a story of resilience in the face of adversity, one that will resonate not just during the present moment of reckoning with race in the United States but in the annals of American history for all time"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject United States. Army. Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1864-1865)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
Added Title Triumphs and tragedies of a Black cavalry regiment in the Civil War
ISBN 9780811770859 (hardback)
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