Men of color to arms! : Black soldiers, Indian wars, and the quest for equality /
Leonard, Elizabeth D.
New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Co.,
c2010.
Leonard presents the story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wanted : Black men for federal army service -- Black soldiers go west -- Doing the nation's work on the western frontier -- National progress, race thinking, and taking on West Point -- Insult and injury -- Struggling for citizenship in the 1890s.
Leonard presents the story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation.
United States. Army
African American soldiers
Indians of North America
African American soldiers