After the glory
Subtitle: the struggles of Black Civil War veterans
By: Donald R. Shaffer.
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: African American veterans -- History -- 19th century.; African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans.
Description: Shaffer's study shines a light on this previously obscure part of African-American history, revealing for the first time black veterans' valiant but often frustrating efforts to secure true autonomy and equality as civilians.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-265  ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The postwar transition; title: Life patterns; title: Politics; title: Family and marriage; title: Social welfare; title: Comradeship; title: Memory.