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Article: The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History: Immigrants, Women, and African Americans in the Civil War's Defining Battle
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- The Journal of Southern History
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History: Immigrants, Women, and African Americans in the Civil War's Defining Battle. By Margaret S. Creighton. (New York: Basic Books, c. 2005. Pp. xxviii, 321. $26.00, ISBN 0-465-01456-9.)
By 1863 war had taken its toll, and both sides began to call for peace. Gettysburg offered such a chance. For the Confederates, a victory could secure European recognition and thus their future as an independent nation. A Union victory could turn the tide and result in a unified America. Inspired by Edward Everett's 1863 speech, Margaret S. Creighton's work, The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg 's Forgotten History: Immigrants, Women, and African Americans in ...