U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry

Action at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia, 24 May 1864

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Cover of the book U.S. Colored Troops Defeat Confederate Cavalry by Edwin W. Besch, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Edwin W. Besch ISBN: 9781476627373
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: March 31, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Edwin W. Besch
ISBN: 9781476627373
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: March 31, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

Wilson’s Wharf was the first major clash between U.S. Colored Troops and the Army of Northern Virginia. The 1st and 10th USCT infantry regiments, supported by two cannon and two U.S. Navy gunboats, faced 11 detachments of veteran Confederate cavalry who were under orders to “kill every man.” Union commander General Edward Wild, a one-armed abolitionist, refused General Fitzhugh Lee’s demand for surrender, telling Lee to “go to Hell.” The battle resulted in a victory for the mainly black Union force. This book describes the action in detail and in the larger context of the history of black U.S. servicemen, including the British recruitment of runaway slaves during the Revolutionary War, the black Colonial Marines who joined the British in torching Washington in the War of 1812, and the South’s attempts to enlist slaves in the final months of the Civil War.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Wilson’s Wharf was the first major clash between U.S. Colored Troops and the Army of Northern Virginia. The 1st and 10th USCT infantry regiments, supported by two cannon and two U.S. Navy gunboats, faced 11 detachments of veteran Confederate cavalry who were under orders to “kill every man.” Union commander General Edward Wild, a one-armed abolitionist, refused General Fitzhugh Lee’s demand for surrender, telling Lee to “go to Hell.” The battle resulted in a victory for the mainly black Union force. This book describes the action in detail and in the larger context of the history of black U.S. servicemen, including the British recruitment of runaway slaves during the Revolutionary War, the black Colonial Marines who joined the British in torching Washington in the War of 1812, and the South’s attempts to enlist slaves in the final months of the Civil War.

More books from McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Cover of the book The League That Didn't Exist by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book United States Army Aviators' Clothing, 1917-1945 by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book Discovering the North-West Passage by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book Intimacy in Cinema by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book George Weiss by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book Richard L. Davis and the Color Line in Ohio Coal by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book The Death Penalty in the United States by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book Behind the Barbed Wire by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book New Immigrants and the Radicalization of American Labor, 1914-1924 by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book Following the Textual Revolution by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book The Hike into the Sun by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book An Analytical Guide to Television's One Step Beyond, 1959-1961 by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book Articulating the Action Figure by Edwin W. Besch
Cover of the book Building Milwaukee City Hall by Edwin W. Besch
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy