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ISBN 10: 0813139279

ISBN 13: 9780813139272

Author:  Barbara Brooks Tomblin 

Bluejackets and Contrabands: African Americans and the Union Navy 1st Edition: One of the lesser-known stories of the Civil War is the role played by escaped slaves in the Union blockade along the Atlantic coast. From the beginning of the war, many African American refugees sought avenues of escape to the North. Due to their sheer numbers, those who reached Union forces presented a problem for the military. The problem was partially resolved by the First Confiscation Act of 1861, which permitted the seizure of property used in support of the South’s war effort, including slaves. Eventually regarded as contraband of war, the runaways became known as contrabands. In Bluejackets and Contrabands, Barbara Brooks Tomblin examines the relationship between the Union Navy and the contrabands. The navy established colonies for the former slaves, and, in return, some contrabands served as crewmen on navy ships and gunboats and as river pilots, spies, and guides. Tomblin presents a rare picture of the contrabands and casts light on the vital contributions of African Americans to the Union Navy and the Union cause.

 

Bluejackets and Contrabands: African Americans and the Union Navy 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Union Navy Policy toward Contrabands

Chapter 2 Going to Freedom

Chapter 3 Contraband Camps

Chapter 4 Informants

Chapter 5 Contributing to Victory

Chapter 6 Contraband Pilots

Chapter 7 Contraband Sailors

Chapter 8 Joint Army-Navy Operations

Chapter 9 The Final Months

 

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