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The Negro as a soldier

fleetwood, christian a. (christian abraham)·daniel murray pamphlet collection (library of congress)·cook, geo. wm. (george william)
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Fleetwood was an African American who rose to rank of sergeant-major and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He gives an account of the African American soldier from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War to show his suitability for military service, with concentration on the Civil War. He cites instances of valor and testimonials thereto, statistics on Black enlistments by state and on casualties, and lists African Americans who received the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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fleetwood, christian a. (christian abraham), daniel murray pamphlet collection (library of congress), cook, geo. wm. (george william). 1895. The Negro as a soldier. https://www.loc.gov/item/a12000751/

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