Black Defenders of America, 1775-1973Johnson Publishing Company, 1974 - 416 Seiten "This partial account of Negro military personnel in the armed forces from 1775 until 1973 is presented as a reference and guide for those who want to learn the truth about America's neglected black soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen. Using pictures and documented biographies, an attempt has been made to illustrate the black American's presence in past and present wars"--Preface |
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... living in Anderson , Anderson County , South Carolina . The pension application was approved on April 12 , 1923.38 Henry Church Body Servant , Forty - Eighth Tennessee Regiment , Confederate Army . Henry Church was born in Moury County ...
... living in Anderson , Anderson County , South Carolina . The pension application was approved on April 12 , 1923.38 Henry Church Body Servant , Forty - Eighth Tennessee Regiment , Confederate Army . Henry Church was born in Moury County ...
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... living in Connecticut when the Civil War began , and when he was not allowed to enlist because of his color , he joined a Connecticut regiment as an independent soldier and partic- ipated in the battles of Bull Run , Roanoke , and ...
... living in Connecticut when the Civil War began , and when he was not allowed to enlist because of his color , he joined a Connecticut regiment as an independent soldier and partic- ipated in the battles of Bull Run , Roanoke , and ...
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... living re- minder of better days to Southerners who con- tinued to espouse white superiority and separatist doctrines . The Tennessee Banner newspaper pub- lished an article about Newsom in 1938. The headlines read : " Memories of Old ...
... living re- minder of better days to Southerners who con- tinued to espouse white superiority and separatist doctrines . The Tennessee Banner newspaper pub- lished an article about Newsom in 1938. The headlines read : " Memories of Old ...
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