02744cmm a2200361 4500 214800614 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 100107s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780813173481 electronic bk. 0813173485 electronic bk. (OCoLC)496122978 N$T eng N$T OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ EBLCP OCLCQ MHW MERUC TxAuBib Tomblin, Barbara. Bluejackets and contrabands [electronic resource] : African Americans and the Union Navy / Barbara Brooks Tomblin. Bluejackets & contrabands. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2009. 1 online resource (viii, 373 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-344) and index. Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Map; 1. Union Navy Policy Toward Contrabands; 2. Going to Freedom; 3. Contraband Camps; Map; 4. Informants; Map; 5. Contributing to Victory; 6. Contraband Pilots; Photo insert; 7. Contraband Sailors; 8. Joint Army-Navy Operations; Map; 9. The Final Months; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index;. One of the lesser known stories of the Civil War is the role played by escaped slaves in the Union blockade along the Atlantic coast. From the beginning of the war, many African American refugees sought avenues of escape to the North. Due to their sheer numbers, those who reached Union forces presented a problem for the military. The problem was partially resolved by the First Confiscation Act of 1861, which permitted the seizure of property used in support of the South's war effort, including slaves. Eventually regarded as contraband of war, the runaways became known as contrabands. In Blu. United States Navy African Americans History 19th century. United States Navy History Civil War, 1861-1865. United States Coast Guard History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American. United States Constitutional Convention 1787 History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations. United States War Relocation Authority Photography Section History Civil War, 1861-1865 Blockades. African American sailors History 19th century. Fugitive slaves United States History 19th century. United States. Navy African Americans History 19th century. United States. Navy History Civil War, 1861-1865. History. Electronic books. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=294039 EBSCOhost