Camp William Penn, 1863-1865
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Limited; Schiffer; Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780764342530
Subjects: Pennsylvania, history; United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, african americans; Pennsylvania, biography; African american soldiers
Description: "Camp William Penn was the largest and first Civil War facility to exclusively train Northern-based federal black soldiers during the war. Located in Chelten Hills just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 19th-century's epicenter of the Underground Railroad.... At a time when America's very existence was threatened, the warriors and freedom fighters for human equality associated with Camp William Penn were a major part of the country's salvation. The complete story is told here."--Jacket.