U.S. Colored Troops as Prisoner Guards
2017-10-14T18:00:11-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/0e5/20171014180253003_hd.jpgKelly Mezurek talked about the Union’s decision to assign U.S. Colored Troops to guard Confederate prisoners. She described the impact on Southern morale, particularly when Confederates were under African American control in public spaces. This talk was part of a symposium on “Great Defenses of the Civil War” hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog.
Kelly Mezurek talked about the Union’s decision to assign U.S. Colored Troops to guard Confederate prisoners. She described the impact on Southern morale,… read more
Kelly Mezurek talked about the Union’s decision to assign U.S. Colored Troops to guard Confederate prisoners. She described the impact on Southern morale, particularly when Confederates were under African American control in public spaces. This talk was part of a symposium on “Great Defenses of the Civil War” hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog. close
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