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Did Abraham Lincoln free the slaves so they can fight in the army?
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No - there were many regiments of colored troops long before the Proclamation in the Union Army. As hard to believe as it sounds, the Confederate Army also had units of colored troops. And the Proclamation only addressed slaves in the southern states then at awar with the Union.
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Who was the former slave who urged Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the union army?
Frederick Douglass
Was Abraham Lincoln a patriot?
Abraham Lincoln was a colonists of sorts. During the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln pioneered the idea to help the freed slaves to establish new colonies in new territories out West.
What civil war battle was Abraham Lincoln involved in?
Lincoln didn't fight... he was the president. However he appointed generals and drafted men to fight for the Union army
Emancipation Proclamation?
freed any slaves that were in the rebellion against the United States. gave people the high moral purpose to fight to free the slaves. also allowed African Americans to fight in the Union army. Made the Confederacy fight more for their way of life
Who was president of the union?
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the Union Army.
Abraham Lincoln contribution?
Abraham Lincoln is famous for his Emancipation Proclamation which freed the American slaves. He was also a strong supporter of the 13th Amendment which formally abolished slavery in the United States.
How did the union fight for freedom?
The Union was the opposing side of the Confederacy in the mid-1800s. A formal army was comprised to battle the Confederates as led by President Abraham Lincoln.
In the union army who were some important leaders?
Abraham Lincoln
What permitted African Americans to fight for the north?
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, permitted African Americans to fight for the North during the American Civil War. This proclamation declared that all slaves in Confederate territory were declared free, and authorized the recruitment of African American soldiers into the Union Army. By the end of the war, over 180,000 African American soldiers had served in the Union Army.
What was the result of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederacy as a strategic war move; it did not free slaves in key border states, such as Maryland and Virginia, where some slaves worked for the Union army. freed most slaves inthe confederacy NOVANET
Did Abraham Lincoln join the civil war?
Yes. As Commander In Chief of the US Armed Forces, otherwise known as the Union Army, Abraham Lincoln joined the American Civil War against the Confederate Army.
What rank was Abraham Lincoln during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln was president during the entire war. As president, he was Commander-in-Chief of the union army and navy.
