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3. and online at c-span.org/history. this week on the civil war, author william doback discusses his book freedom by the sword, the u.s. colored troops 1862 to 1867. it examines how african-american troops were used to improve union intelligence and the varying attitudes of union leaders toward black soldiers. this is 40 minutes. good afternoon. my name is lopez matthews and i m secretary of the national archives after row american i m stre to welcome you today to hear william a.doback discuss colored troops u.s. colored troops during the civil war era. and i m here today just to let you know that the after row american history society, atnar, produces programs similar to this. not this program but programs similar to this pro moegt the study of african-american history through records at the national archives. and we have a number of programs coming up which you may have seen our flier on the table outside. discussing african americans in the civil war since that ....