num_pages: 548
description: Noah Andre Trudeau's past three books garnered him recognition as one of America's most respected Civil War historians. Now in Like Men of War he focuses on African-American soldiers in the Union army. In all more than 175000 black soldiers fought in more than 400 battles. But once the war was won their efforts were largely ignored or forgotten. Drawing from the diaries and letters of these veterans Trudeau vividly re-creates their experiences. At the outset the white military believed that blacks were simply incapable of combat duty. But as in the courageous assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina African Americans more than proved their mettle. Thoroughly researched and copiously illustrated Like Men of War illuminates the struggles of these courageous men and brings a fresh perspective to our understanding of the Civil War
language: English
title: Like Men of War: Black Troops in the Civil War
publisher: Castle Books