Men of Color to Arms!

Framed by Appomattox in 1865 and the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, packed with individuals' stories, details of battles fought and descriptions of army life, Men of Color to Arms! examines black soldiers' contributions to America's post-Civil War expansion and consolidation and sheds light on the myriad obstacles the "buffalo soldiers" faced.

ISBN	039306039X	Pages	336
ISBN13	9780393060393 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	520
Publisher	WW Norton & Co	Published in	New York
Imprint	WW Norton & Co	Height (mm)	239
Format	Hardback	Width (mm)	164
Publication date	21 Sep 2010	Spine width (mm)	28
DEWEY	973.808996073	Academic level	General
DEWEY edition	DC22

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Wanted: Black Men for Federal Army Service	1
2	Black Soldies Go West	35
3	Doing the Nation's Work on the Western Frontier	76
4	National Progress, Race Thinking, and Taking On West Point	124
5	Insult and Injury	175
6	Struggling for Citizenship in the 1890s	210
	Notes	249
	Index	293

Until the film Glory in 1989, few Americans knew that black soldiers fought for the Union during the Civil War. Elizabeth D. Leonard's welcome new book examines African Americans in military service during the postwar decades, assessing their role in the Indian wars and westward expansion, as well as their often frustrating search for equality within the army and as citizens. Richly detailed and beautifully written, Men of Color to Arms! illuminates an important but neglected aspect of late-19th-century United States history.--Gary W. Gallagher, author of Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War

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