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1013839
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b768209
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Tomblin, Barbara.
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Bluejackets and contrabands : : African Americans and the Union Navy /\ Barbara Brooks Tomblin.
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| Publication Statement
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Lexington, Ky. :: University Press of Kentucky,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (viii, 373 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations, maps
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0813125545
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: 0813135311
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: 0813139279
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: 0813173485
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: 1283233576
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: 6613233579
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: 9780813125541
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: 9780813139272
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: 9780813173481
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: 9781283233576
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: 9786613233578
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9780813125541
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-344) and index.
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| Contents
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Map; 1. Union Navy Policy Toward Contrabands; 2. Going to Freedom; 3. Contraband Camps; Map; 4. Informants; Map; 5. Contributing to Victory; 6. Contraband Pilots; Photo insert; 7. Contraband Sailors; 8. Joint Army-Navy Operations; Map; 9. The Final Months; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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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 Blu.
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United States.-- African Americans-- History-- 19th century.
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United States.-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States.
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African American sailors-- History-- 19th century.
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Fugitive slaves-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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African American sailors.
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Armed Forces-- African Americans.
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Blockade.
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Fugitive slaves.
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HISTORY-- United States-- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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HISTORY.
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Military operations, Naval.
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Military participation-- African American.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Blockades.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Participation, African American.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.7/415
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| LC Classification
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E591.T66 2009eb
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| Spine Title
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Bluejackets & contrabands
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