Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle ... while the white or true Yankee position ran like whipped curs almost as soon as the charge was ordered." ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops ...

A dramatic tale by Ambrose Bierce set during the Civil War, based on Ambrose Bierce's work. The story explores the psychological impacts of war on soldiers ... a captured Yankee spy, Parker ...

Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle ... while the white or true Yankee position ran like whipped curs almost as soon as the charge was ordered." ...