Riders in the Storm: The Triumphs and Tragedies of a Black Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War (John D. Warner, Jr. - BH) tea pot and children began fleeing their

and children began fleeing their plantations to seek refuge inside the lines of the Union army as it moved deep into the heart of the Confederacy

or the politics of Civil War high command

and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states of the North

started a family

Riders in the Storm: The Triumphs and Tragedies of a Black Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War (John D. Warner, Jr. - BH) tea pot and children began fleeing theirby John D. Warner Jr. The service of African American soldiers during the Civil War is one of that conflicts most stirring, if still not completely understood, aspects. In this comprehensive accountfrom recruitment into combat, and covering all the military, political, and social aspects of this storyJohn D. Warner recounts the history of the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, the only Black cavalry regiment raised in the North during the war. After