Thousands of freed slaves and runaways flooded the Union lines, but Confederate irregulars still roamed the region. With powerful depictions of the bonds formed between fighting men and heartrending scenes of sacrifice and courage, Black Cloud Rising offers a compelling and nuanced portrait of enslaved men and women crossing the threshold to freedom.īy fall of 1863, Union forces had taken control of Tidewater, Virginia, and established a toehold in eastern North Carolina.
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