A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865

George Washington Williams (1849-1891) was a Pennsylvania-born soldier, legislator, and historian whose History of the Negro Race in America, 1619-1880 (1882) became the first work of serious scholarship by an African American. Dr. John David Smith is the Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His many books and editions include Black Soldiers in Blue: African American Troops in the Civil War Era (2002).

Introduction Preface 1: Introductory: Negro Soldiers in Ancient Times 2: Negro Soldiers in Modern Times 3: Antecedent Facts--Foreshadowing Events 4: Military Rendition of Slaves 5: The Negro Volunteer--Military Employment of Negros 6: Military Status of Negro Troops 7: Negro Idiosyncracies 8: The Outlook 9: Negro Troops in Battle--Department of the Southr (1862--1865) 10: In the Mississippi Valley (1863) 11: The Army of the Potomac (1865) 12: The Fort Pillow Massacre (1864) 13: In the Army of the Cumberland (1864) 14: The Army of the James (1865) 15: As Prisoners of War 16: The Cloud of Witnesses Index