| Freedom for Themselves: North Carolina''s Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Participation African American; North Carolina -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Participation African American; African American soldiers -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century; North Caroli; More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and aftger the war. |