Glatthaar's essay "Black Glory: The African-American Role in Union Victory" focuses on the important roles of African-Americans in the war civil. Although it held an important place in the navy, it was in the army that blacks were to make their mark. Originally, blacks were a resource for the Confederate army. They picked up where the white soldiers left off, on the home front and behind the battle lines. A quote from “General-in-Chief Henry Halleck to Grant: “Every slave taken from the enemy is equivalent to a white man put out of action” (146) shows recognition of this. Glatthaar explains how the Union, by enlisting black soldiers, freed up many seasoned white soldiers. Many Union soldiers were prejudiced and did not view them as equals. “Blacks had to fight Confederates at the front and discrimination at the rear. » (155) This essay shows how, over time, camaraderie developed between black and white soldiers, but after the war, whites began to downplay the value of their black brothers in arms. What Glatthaar does best is point out that although their battles were not as glorified in the public eye, their efforts began before they took up arms in the war and that they were an element crucial to the Union.