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Author:

Claxton, Melvin, 1958-

Title:

Uncommon valor : a story of race, patriotism, and glory in the final battles of the Civil War / Melvin Claxton and Mark Puls.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

vii, 231 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Army--African American troops--Biography.
United States.--Army--History--History--19th century
United States.--Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
African American soldiers.--Biography.
Medal of Honor.--Biography.
United States--Participation, African American.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
United States--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Other Authors:

Puls, Mark, 1963-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-217) and index.

Contents:

The bell tolls : a call for Black troops -- Christian Fleetwood enlists -- The first mission -- Ready and willing : the Cincinnati Brigade -- Hunting guerillas and bushwhackers in North Carolina -- Early skirmishes : raids on Richmond -- Avenging an ambush -- To the front : storming Petersburg -- The fog of war : the Petersburg mine explosion -- The price of honor : heroics at New Market Heights -- The war ends.

ISBN:

9780471468233 (cloth)
0471468231 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)58478336

LCCN:

2005006842

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

YXPB162 -- Clarence Public Library (Edna Zybell Memorial Library) (Clarence)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

POAX626 -- Jessop-Bruner Library (University Park)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)