The Resource Black flag over Dixie : racial atrocities and reprisals in the Civil War, edited by Gregory J.W. Urwin
Black flag over Dixie : racial atrocities and reprisals in the Civil War, edited by Gregory J.W. Urwin
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- Summary
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- If the prevalence of Civil War reenactments, glossy magazines, admired documentaries, and hundreds of books published on the subject each year are any indication, one of America's darkest historical periods is also its most popular. But, as the essays in this provocative collection bring to mind, military history regularly takes precedence over social history, and the contemporary Civil War community too often ignores an integral part of the conflict: African Americans. Black Flag over Dixie: Racial Atrocities and Reprisals in the Civil War highlights the central role that race played in the Civil War by examining some of the ugliest incidents that played out on its battlefields. Challenging the American public's perception of the Civil War as a chivalrous family quarrel, twelve rising and prominent historians show the conflict to be a wrenching social revolution whose bloody excesses were exacerbated by racial hatred. Edited by Gregory J. W. Urwin, this compelling volume focuses on the tendency of Confederate troops to murder black Union soldiers and runaway slaves and divulges the details of black retaliation and the resulting cycle of fear and violence that poisoned race relations during Reconstruction
- In a powerful introduction to the collection, Urwin reminds readers that the Civil War was both a social and a racial revolution. Next to the Emancipation Proclamation, none of Abraham Lincoln's policies inflamed Confederates more than the recruitment of black regiments for the Union army. As the heirs and defenders of a slave society's ideology, Confederates considered African Americans to be savages who were incapable of waging war in a civilized fashion. Ironically, this conviction caused white Southerners to behave savagely themselves. Under the threat of Union retaliation, the Confederate government backed away from failing to treat the white officers and black enlisted men of the United States Colored Troops as legitimate combatants. Nevertheless, many rebel commands adopted a no-prisoners policy in the field. When the Union's black defenders responded in kind, the Civil War descended to a level of inhumanity that most Americans prefer to forget. In addition to covering the war's most notorious massacres at Olustee, Fort Pillow, Poison Spring, and the Crater, Black Flag over Dixie examines the responses of Union soldiers and politicians to these disturbing and unpleasant events, as well as the military, legal, and moral considerations that sometimes deterred Confederates from killing all black Federals who fell into their hands
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 265 pages
- Contents
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- Warfare, race, and the Civil War in American memory / Gregory J. W. Urwin
- A Texas cavalry raid: reaction to black soldiers and contrabands / Anne J. Bailey
- Captive black Union soldiers in Charleston: what to do? / Howard C. Westwood
- The execution of white officers from black units by Confederate forces during the Civil War / James G. Hollandsworth Jr.
- 'Shooting niggers Sir': Confederate mistreatment of Union black soldiers at the Battle of Olustee / David J. Coles
- The Fort Pillow Massacre: an examination of the evidence / Albert Castel
- 'Remember Fort Pillow!': politics, atrocity propaganda, and the evolution of hard war / Derek W. Frisby
- 'We cannot treat negroes ... as prisoners of war': racial atrocities and reprisals in Civil War Arkansas / Gregory J. W. Urwin
- Massacre at Plymouth: April 20, 1864 / Weymouth T. Jordan Jr. and Gerald W. Thomas
- The Battle of the Crater: the Civil War's worst massacre / Bryce A. Suderow
- Symbols of freedom and defeat: African American soldiers, white Southerners, and the Christmas insurrection scare of 1865 / Chad L. Williams
- 'A very long shadow': race, atrocity, and the American Civil War / Mark Grimsley
- Isbn
- 9780809325467
- Label
- Black flag over Dixie : racial atrocities and reprisals in the Civil War
- Title
- Black flag over Dixie
- Title remainder
- racial atrocities and reprisals in the Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Gregory J.W. Urwin
- Subject
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- African American soldiers -- Crimes against -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- History
- Massacres -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- Racism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- Reprisals -- History -- 19th century
- Southern States -- Race relations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Atrocities
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
- United States -- Race relations
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- If the prevalence of Civil War reenactments, glossy magazines, admired documentaries, and hundreds of books published on the subject each year are any indication, one of America's darkest historical periods is also its most popular. But, as the essays in this provocative collection bring to mind, military history regularly takes precedence over social history, and the contemporary Civil War community too often ignores an integral part of the conflict: African Americans. Black Flag over Dixie: Racial Atrocities and Reprisals in the Civil War highlights the central role that race played in the Civil War by examining some of the ugliest incidents that played out on its battlefields. Challenging the American public's perception of the Civil War as a chivalrous family quarrel, twelve rising and prominent historians show the conflict to be a wrenching social revolution whose bloody excesses were exacerbated by racial hatred. Edited by Gregory J. W. Urwin, this compelling volume focuses on the tendency of Confederate troops to murder black Union soldiers and runaway slaves and divulges the details of black retaliation and the resulting cycle of fear and violence that poisoned race relations during Reconstruction
- In a powerful introduction to the collection, Urwin reminds readers that the Civil War was both a social and a racial revolution. Next to the Emancipation Proclamation, none of Abraham Lincoln's policies inflamed Confederates more than the recruitment of black regiments for the Union army. As the heirs and defenders of a slave society's ideology, Confederates considered African Americans to be savages who were incapable of waging war in a civilized fashion. Ironically, this conviction caused white Southerners to behave savagely themselves. Under the threat of Union retaliation, the Confederate government backed away from failing to treat the white officers and black enlisted men of the United States Colored Troops as legitimate combatants. Nevertheless, many rebel commands adopted a no-prisoners policy in the field. When the Union's black defenders responded in kind, the Civil War descended to a level of inhumanity that most Americans prefer to forget. In addition to covering the war's most notorious massacres at Olustee, Fort Pillow, Poison Spring, and the Crater, Black Flag over Dixie examines the responses of Union soldiers and politicians to these disturbing and unpleasant events, as well as the military, legal, and moral considerations that sometimes deterred Confederates from killing all black Federals who fell into their hands
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 973.7/3
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E540.N3
- LC item number
- B595 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Urwin, Gregory J. W.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African American soldiers
- Racism
- Massacres
- Reprisals
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Southern States
- Label
- Black flag over Dixie : racial atrocities and reprisals in the Civil War, edited by Gregory J.W. Urwin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Warfare, race, and the Civil War in American memory / Gregory J. W. Urwin -- A Texas cavalry raid: reaction to black soldiers and contrabands / Anne J. Bailey -- Captive black Union soldiers in Charleston: what to do? / Howard C. Westwood -- The execution of white officers from black units by Confederate forces during the Civil War / James G. Hollandsworth Jr. -- 'Shooting niggers Sir': Confederate mistreatment of Union black soldiers at the Battle of Olustee / David J. Coles -- The Fort Pillow Massacre: an examination of the evidence / Albert Castel -- 'Remember Fort Pillow!': politics, atrocity propaganda, and the evolution of hard war / Derek W. Frisby -- 'We cannot treat negroes ... as prisoners of war': racial atrocities and reprisals in Civil War Arkansas / Gregory J. W. Urwin -- Massacre at Plymouth: April 20, 1864 / Weymouth T. Jordan Jr. and Gerald W. Thomas -- The Battle of the Crater: the Civil War's worst massacre / Bryce A. Suderow -- Symbols of freedom and defeat: African American soldiers, white Southerners, and the Christmas insurrection scare of 1865 / Chad L. Williams -- 'A very long shadow': race, atrocity, and the American Civil War / Mark Grimsley
- Control code
- 52251369
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 265 pages
- Isbn
- 9780809325467
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2003010383
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, 1 map
- Label
- Black flag over Dixie : racial atrocities and reprisals in the Civil War, edited by Gregory J.W. Urwin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Warfare, race, and the Civil War in American memory / Gregory J. W. Urwin -- A Texas cavalry raid: reaction to black soldiers and contrabands / Anne J. Bailey -- Captive black Union soldiers in Charleston: what to do? / Howard C. Westwood -- The execution of white officers from black units by Confederate forces during the Civil War / James G. Hollandsworth Jr. -- 'Shooting niggers Sir': Confederate mistreatment of Union black soldiers at the Battle of Olustee / David J. Coles -- The Fort Pillow Massacre: an examination of the evidence / Albert Castel -- 'Remember Fort Pillow!': politics, atrocity propaganda, and the evolution of hard war / Derek W. Frisby -- 'We cannot treat negroes ... as prisoners of war': racial atrocities and reprisals in Civil War Arkansas / Gregory J. W. Urwin -- Massacre at Plymouth: April 20, 1864 / Weymouth T. Jordan Jr. and Gerald W. Thomas -- The Battle of the Crater: the Civil War's worst massacre / Bryce A. Suderow -- Symbols of freedom and defeat: African American soldiers, white Southerners, and the Christmas insurrection scare of 1865 / Chad L. Williams -- 'A very long shadow': race, atrocity, and the American Civil War / Mark Grimsley
- Control code
- 52251369
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 265 pages
- Isbn
- 9780809325467
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2003010383
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, 1 map
Subject
- African American soldiers -- Crimes against -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- History
- Massacres -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- Racism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- Reprisals -- History -- 19th century
- Southern States -- Race relations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Atrocities
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
- United States -- Race relations
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