A Pioneering Black Drummer in American Warfare

This book tells the story of a remarkable enslaved person-turned-formerly enslaved man, Jordan Bankston Noble, a Black drummer in nineteenth-century American armies. This volume uses Noble's life to explore the evolution of nineteenth-century Louisiana race relations. Noble s life spanned 1800 to 1890, and his participation in four American wars the War of 1812, Seminole War, Mexican-American War, and Civil War places him among a very distinct group of participants. This book reveals how Noble brokered his wartime participation to secure recognition and admiration during this period in American history.

Autorentext

Gene Smith is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Texas Studies at Texas Christian University, USA.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Drummer Boy of New Orleans: Surviving the Battle, 1800-1815.- Chapter 2. From Slave to Freeman: The Seminole War, 1815-1837.- Chapter 3. Freedom, the Mexican War, and New Orleans, 1837-1861.- Chapter 4. A Divisive and Uncivil War, 1861-1865.- Chapter 5. Reconstructing a Nation and an Identity, 1865-1877.- Chapter 6. The Golden Years, 1877-1891.- Chapter 7. Life of Jordan Bankston Noble, 1800-1890.