African American Civil War Veterans: Historical Documentation and Preservation In Cemeteries

2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Sarah Lane
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Civil War ◽  
American Civil War ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Civil War Veterans

“Benefit of the Doubt”: African-American Civil War Veterans and Pensions

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry M. Logue ◽  
Peter Blanck
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Civil War ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Pension System ◽  
American Civil War ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Union Army ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Pension Income ◽  
Two Stages

Laws that provided pensions for Union army veterans were putatively color-blind, but whites and African Americans experienced the pension system differently. Black veterans were less likely to apply for pensions during the program's early years. Yet, no matter when they applied, they encountered two stages of bias, first from examining physicians and then, far more systematically, from Pension Bureau reviewers. The evidence suggests that pension income reduced mortality among African-American veterans, underscoring the tangible results of justice denied.

After the Glory: The Struggles of Black Civil War Veterans (review)

2007 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-232
Author(s):  
Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Reidy
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Civil War Veterans

African American Civil War Soldiers

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 1101-1103
Author(s):  
Donald R. Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Civil War ◽  
American Civil War ◽  
Civil War Soldiers
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