Fortress Nashville: Pioneers, Engineers, Mechanics, Contrabands & U.S. Colored Troops

by Mark Zimmerman

Fortress Nashville: Pioneers, Engineers, Mechanics, Contrabands & U.S. Colored Troops tells the story of how the heavily fortified logistics and transportation hub became the key to victory in the Western Theater. A unique fort of star-bastion design, Fort Negley became the symbol of hope for enslaved persons as it provided protection, opportunity, and freedom. As the war progressed, African-American men became laborers and then soldiers for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578379368
• ISBN13: 9780578379364
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Zimco Publications LLC
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"