Edwin W. Besch

The Black and the Gray: African Americans and the Confederacy Edwin W. Besch

Describes slave revolts, political conflicts from 1819-1860 that resulted in secession of eleven Southern slaves states and war to preserve the Union, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and Confederate General Patrick Cleburne's futile advocacy to emancipate slaves and enlist some, blacks who served in civilian support roles with Confederate armies and the few ""private"" soldiers.