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Freedom's witness

Turner, Henry McNeal, 1834-1915.

Freedom's witness the Civil War correspondence of Henry McNeal Turner / [electronic resource] : edited by Jean Lee Cole with a foreword by Aaron Sheehan-Dean. - First Edition. - Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xiii, 271 pages :) illustrations ;

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Aaron Sheehan-Dean -- Introduction: "I have seen war wonders" : The Civil War Correspondence of Henry McNeal Turner -- Emancipation and Enlistment (March 22, 1862-April 18, 1863) -- The Siege of Petersburg (June 25, 1864-December 17, 1864) -- Fort Fisher (Jan. 7, 1865-Feb. 18, 1865) -- Freeing Slaves, Meeting Sherman (Feb, 25, 1865-June 10, 1865) -- Roanoke Island (June 24, 1865-August 5, 1865).

ISBN: 9781935978954 1935978950

Subjects--Personal Names:
Turner, Henry McNeal, 1834-1915 --Correspondence.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Army --African American troops--History--19th century.
African Methodist Episcopal Church--Clergy--Correspondence.
United States. Army --Chaplains--Correspondence.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American clergy--Correspondence.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Participation, African American.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
United States--History--Chaplains.--Civil War, 1861-1865

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E635 / .T87 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 973.7/78092 B