The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship.

Authors

Maurice Wallace, Rutgers UniversityFollow

ISBN

9781479809004

Publication Date

2021

Price

35.00

Publisher

New York University Press

Abstract

Deborah Willis presents “the handsomest picture book,” as well as an “elegantly hybrid” and nuanced portrayal of the Black Civil War soldier’s experience—“he was figured as property as often as he was a person . . . he was a martyr and a deserter, an enlisted man, and rarely an officer.”

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.23.2.07

Recommended Citation

Wallace, Maurice (2021) "The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship.," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 23 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.23.2.07
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol23/iss2/7