Uncommon valor
the exploit of the New Market Heights Medal of Honor winners
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Author
Contributions
- Puls, Mark, 1963- - Contributor
Publication
2006 - John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, N.J, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
57,750 words, Guess
Page Count
231 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3395268M
- ISBN-100471468231
- OCLC Control Number58478336
- OCLC Control Numberuncommonvalorexp00clax
- Library of Congress Control Number2005006842
and 2 more
- Goodreads1025462
- LibraryThing7807419
Classifications
- DDC973.7/415/0922
- LCCE540.N3 C58 2006
Description
The gripping saga of the band of black soldiers who helped turn the tide of war After much agonizing, Christian Fleetwood, a free 23-year-old black man living in Baltimore during the Civil War, made a momentous and difficult decision: he enlisted. Uncommon Valor tells the dramatic story of Fleetwood and the other black farmers, laborers, and tradesmen who bravely risked their lives to end slavery and win respect for their race at a time when much of America shunned them. When the country that oppressed and despised them called them to serve, they became heroes of the highest order. Many of the events in this powerful tale of war, heroism, and liberation are seen through the eyes of those who lived through them, thanks to the detailed letters and diaries they left behind. Melvin Claxton (Detroit, MI), a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, and Mark Puls (Detroit, MI) are both investigative reporters with the Detroit News. -- Publishers description.
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- Biography.
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