Blacks in Gray Uniforms: A New Look at the South's Most Forgotten Combat Troops 1861-1865 (Phillip Thomas Tucker - BH) gadsden S/L# 30725

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Quartermaster reports show that this unit suffered a serious shortage of canteens early in 1863

General Lee’s Immortals also includes scores of rare photos—many of which were previously unpublished—all of which enhance this well-written and engrossing account

Blacks in Gray Uniforms: A New Look at the South's Most Forgotten Combat Troops 1861-1865 (Phillip Thomas Tucker - BH) gadsden S/L# 30725by Phillip Thomas Tucker This ground breaking book takes an insightful and close "New Look" at one of the most fascinating subjects of the Civil War the long overlooked battlefield contributions of the most forgotten fighting men of the Civil War, Black Confederates. With the release of the popular 1989 film Glory, the American public first learned about the heroism of the black troops of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and their courageous