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FOREWORD .................................................. xi
THE AUTHOR ................................................. xii
PREFACE ..................................................... xiii
Chapter
1. Mustering In—Federal Policy on Emancipation and Recruitment ...... 1
2. The South Atlantic Coast, 1861–1863 ............................ 25
3. The South Atlantic Coast, 1863–1865 ............................ 59
4. Southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, 1862–1863 ................. 89
5. Southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, 1863–1865 ................. 121
6. The Mississippi River and Its Tributaries, 1861–1863 ................ 155
7. Along the Mississippi River, 1863–1865 .......................... 189
8. Arkansas, Indian Territory, and Kansas, 1863–1865 ................. 229
9. Middle Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, 1863–1865 ............... 259
10. North Carolina and Virginia, 1861–1864 .......................... 299
11. Virginia, May–October 1864 ................................... 335
12. Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia, 1864–1865 ................. 381
13. South Texas, 1864–1867 ....................................... 425
14. Reconstruction, 1865–1867 .................................... 455
15. Conclusion ................................................. 497
Bibliographical Note ............................................. 507
Abbreviations .................................................. 533
Index ......................................................... 537
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Contents
Tables
1. Black Regiments Organized by General Thomas, May–December 1863 ..... 179
2. XXV Corps Order of Battle, 3 December 1864 ...................... 402
3. XXV Corps in the Appomattox Campaign, 27 March–9 April 1865 ...... 414
4. General Weitzel’s Ranking of Regiments in XXV Corps, November 1865 ... 445
5. Muster-Out Dates of Black Regiments ............................ 474
Maps
1. South Atlantic Coast, 1861–1865 ................................ 24
2. The Gulf Coast, 1861–1865 .................................... 90
3. Mississippi River and Its Tributaries, 1861–1863 ................... 156
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