Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Friday, March 21, 2014
black troops in northern, white, civil war regiments over 2,000
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
BOOK DISCUSSION ON THE FORGOTTEN BLACK SOLDIERS IN WHITE REGIMENTS DURING THE CIVIL WAR
VIDEO - 01:04:11
Juanita Patience Moss talked about her book, The Forgotten Black Soldiers in White Regiments During The Civil War, in which she discusses the role of African-American soldiers in the Civil War.In her book, she documents some 2,000 African-American soldiers who fought in the war, including her great grandfather, Crowder Patience.This event was part of the 2013 Fall for the Book Festival, and annual book festival held at George Mason University and other locations in and around Fairfax, Virginia.
http://www.c-span.org/video/?315160-1/book-discussion-forgotten-black-soldiers-white-regiments-civil-war