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Did the union and the confederacy both use African American soldiers?
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The confederacy used some, but mostly in menial and support jobs. The Union had many more black soldiers, and many of them were fighting soldiers. Moreover, the (white) commander of the first black regiment had forced the Government to put black soldiers on equal pay with the white soldiers.
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How did African American soldiers surpass the initial expectations the Union had about them?
african american solidres
Did both the union and the confederacy use African Americans during the civil war?
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.
Did both the union and confederacy use African Americans during the civil war?
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.
How many are in Civil War?
I you mean soldiers: Confederacy - 1,064,000 soldiers Union - 2,200,000 soldiers
What was the role of African American soldiers in the union army durning the civil war?
The same as white soldiers, to shoot and be shot at.
What kind of discrimination did African American soldiers in the union faced?
african-american soldiers served in separate región. They were usually paid less tan whites and suffered other kinds of discrimination.
Why would African-American Union soldiers face greater danger than white Union soldiers?
b/c they could be linked to the south where slaveowners could try to capture them. and the african-american soliders were enslaved and then they were used more in the war than the white union soliders.
How did African American slaves become free after the civil war?
They were free in the Union (the north), but not in the Confederacy (the south), as they became seperate.
What was a major contribution African American made to the Union army during the war?
serving as soldiers
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union army?
actively began recruiting African American soldiers to fight
What kind of discrimination did african american soldiers in the union army face?
african-american soldiers served in separate región. They were usually paid less tan whites and suffered other kinds of discrimination.
How did African American support the union?
African Americans helped the Union a great deal. Its most important contribution was joining the Union army. As many as 150,000 Black troops fought for the Union in the war.
