William A. Dobak, retired from the National Archives,
Washington, D.C., is the author of Fort Riley and Its Neighbors:
Military Money and Economic Growth, 1853-1895 and Freedom by the
Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867.
Thomas D. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in history from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Black Regularsis a fine examination of a military experience
shaped and defined by prejudice and discrimination. . . . [T]his is
the best single volume on the lives of black soldiers in the
frontier Army."" - Frank N. Schubert, in Army History
""Within the black regiments were congregated a few saints and a
few sinners, but the vast majority were simply men who chose the
soldier's profession and performed their duties remarkably well.
Their stories are now given new voice in this exceptionally fine
synthesis that complements all previous book-length studies of the
topic."" - Michael L. Tate, in the Journal of Southern History
""The beauty of this study is that it overturns a number of
long-held assumptions regarding the black regiments of the late
nineteenth century. . . . [The book] fill[s] a most signifucant gap
in the scholarly literature of the black regulars in the West."" -
John H. Monnett, in Pacific Historical Review
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