Title: German-speaking officers in the United States colored troops, 1863-1867
Description: "...Uses the interactions between immigrants and black soldiers to examine the intersection of ethnicity, race, and sectionalism during the emancipation process...studies the approximately 400 immigrants from German-speaking countries who applied for commissions as officers in the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) during and soon after the Civil War." -- P. ix.
Subjects: African American Participation, African American troops, African Americans, German American Participation, German Americans, History, Officers, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Army
Places: United States
Time periods: 1863-1877, 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865