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Bluejackets and contrabands African Americans and the Union Navy Cover Image

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Bluejackets and contrabands African Americans and the Union Navy

Summary: One of the lesser known stories of the Civil War is the role played by escaped slaves in the Union blockade along the Atlantic coast. From the beginning of the war, many African American refugees sought avenues of escape to the North. Due to their sheer numbers, those who reached Union forces presented a problem for the military. The problem was partially resolved by the First Confiscation Act of 1861, which permitted the seizure of property used in support of the South's war effort, including slaves. Eventually regarded as contraband of war, the runaways became known as contrabands. In Blu

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ISBN: 9780813125541 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0813139279 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780813139272 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0813173485 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780813173481 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 373 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill., maps.
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Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2009.

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General Note:	Multi-User OldControl:muse9780813173481
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-344) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Map; 1. Union Navy Policy Toward Contrabands; 2. Going to Freedom; 3. Contraband Camps; Map; 4. Informants; Map; 5. Contributing to Victory; 6. Contraband Pilots; Photo insert; 7. Contraband Sailors; 8. Joint Army-Navy Operations; Map; 9. The Final Months; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index;
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.