期刊名称：The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
印刷版ISSN：2165-3658
电子版ISSN：2165-3666
出版年度：2016
卷号：6
期号：1
页码：6
出版社：Gettysburg College
摘要：This article explores Gettysburg’s 19th century black history through the exciting experiences of the Devan family. Originally from Frederick County, Maryland, they came to Gettysburg as free people of color. In town, one member of the family was suspected of assisting slave catchers by handing over escaped slaves for a profit. Four members of the family served during the Civil War in the United States Colored Troops, three of whom died in the service. This complex story proves the fact that black history is extremely complex and should not be painted by historians with a single brush stroke.
关键词：Battle of Gettysburg; Devan Family; Black History; United States Colored Troops; Eden Devan; Abolition; Adams County History; Genealogy; African American History; Slavery; Colored Cemeteries; Underground Railroad; Runaway Slaves; Black Property Owners; USCT
