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Did both the union and the confederacy use African Americans during the civil war?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes. In fact, watch the movie "Glory" (starring Matthew Broderick) about the first all-black union infantry unit in the US army.
As for the Confederacy, they were more reluctant, but eventually approved using black soldiers as the Confederacy was vastly outnumbered by the Union soldiers and Union-made weaponry.
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What was going on with African Americans doing during the civil war?
the african americans were still in slavery during the civil war
Why did leaders called for African Americans to be allowed to fight in the Civil War?
The Union and Confederacy needed more troops after loosing many during all the battles.
Why did many leaders call for African Americans be allowed to fight in the civil war?
The Union and Confederacy needed more troops after loosing many during all the battles.
What did the African American during the civil war besides cook and clean?
Many African-Americans took up arms for their country. (Both for the Confederacy adn the Union.) For example, the 54th Massachusetts was a well-known all Black regiment. The African-American men that fought for the Confederacy were also promised freedom.
Did any African Americans fight for the confederacy in the civil war?
Yes. Salve owners let there slaves go out to war.
Who fought but were treated poorly during the civil war?
African Americans
What people was freed from slavery during the civil war?
African Americans
What was the role of African Americans in the union Army during the Civil War?
African Americans could not join until after the Emancipation Proclamation.
How did the African Americans care for the whites civil war?
You might say that the American Civil War was a war between two factions of whites or European Americans, but it was certainly relevant to African Americans, since the Confederacy intended to perpetuate the practice of holding African Americans as slaves, while the Union intended to discontinue that practice (and did so, after winning the war).
Who was the leading spokesman of African Americans during the civil war?
frederick douglas
What did MOST enslaved African Americans do during the Civil War?
worked on plantations
What was the death toll of African Americans during the civil rights movement?
750
