Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers

Joseph T. Glatthaar. Plume Books, $13.95 (384pp) ISBN 978-0-452-01068-0

This study, using information garnered from personal letters and official documents, explores the racial tension encountered by and the unsung heroism of the 180,000 African-Americans who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. Photos. (Jan.)

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