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Yes, though neither side had anticipated this.
When the Union troops liberated slaves during their Southern campaigns, they had to put them somewhere, so they set them to work around the army camps. Eventually they were allowed to fill up the junior ranks, and presently there were whole black brigades.
The Confederates were so opposed to recruiting slaves that the suggestion was struck from the minutes of a meeting of Generals, when it was put forward. Only at the very end did they decide to put slaves into uniform, too late to make any difference.
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∙ 8y agoYes, some African Americans fought for the Confederate armies in the Civil war, though it was rare.
Many free Blacks and slaves fought for the Confederate armies. Late in the war, in 1865, Jefferson Davis passed a law to recruit 200,000 slaves into the Confederate army.
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∙ 8y agoAbraham Lincoln didn't really want the African Americans to fight in the Civil War, because he feared that the border states would then secede and join the Confederacy. But yes, African Americans did eventually fight in the Civil War.
A small number of slaves fought for the Confederacy.
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∙ 13y agoYes they were promised to get there freedom, so the slaves fought for the south.
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Was it right it use blacks in the civil war?
Some were conscripted [drafted ] and probably did not want to fight, some free Blacks from the North enlisted, and wanted to fight to free enslaved Blacks.
What American Civil War battle proved that blacks could fight?
that would be called the civil war but there were wars earlier in time where they were frontliners
Why blacks were allowed to fight in the north and not the south during the US Civil War?
Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
What two activities did Tubman engage in during the civil war?
The blacks war and the cockisbitches war
What were Frederick Douglass' contributions?
Douglass spent his time as an abolitionist lecturing, writing, and meeting with government officials during the Civil War trying to convince the powers that be ( including Lincoln) to put blacks in uniform and let them fight. Eventually, over 250,000 blacks served in the Union armies.
Was it right it use blacks in the civil war?
Some were conscripted [drafted ] and probably did not want to fight, some free Blacks from the North enlisted, and wanted to fight to free enslaved Blacks.
What American Civil War battle proved that blacks could fight?
that would be called the civil war but there were wars earlier in time where they were frontliners
Why blacks were allowed to fight in the north and not the south during the US Civil War?
Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
Did most blacks leave the south after the civil war?
No, most blacks did not leave the south after the civil war.
Did blacks fight for the south during the civil war?
Yes they were promised to get there freedom, so the slaves fought for the south.
What are 2 reasons why blacks were not allowed to be in the army during civil war?
Actually, the South brought their black slaves with them to fight in the war. So it is false that they weren't allowed to fight.
Who did blacks help in the civil war?
KFC
When did blacks start fighting in the civil war?
later in the war
Why were the blacks denied the chance to be in combat during the early part of the civil war?
Black people were not allowed to fight because the war was over their freedom -edit- They were believed to be inferior.
Why were blacks denied the chance to be in combat during the early part of the Civil War?
Black people were not allowed to fight because the war was over their freedom -edit- They were believed to be inferior.
What happened after the Civil war ended?
After the Civil War was over, all was still not well. Everything that had been destroyed by the war had to be rebuilt, including the government in the South. Laws were passed to give equal rights to blacks, but blacks continued to be treated differently. Read more about Reconstruction, the time after the Civil War, when the country began to recover from the fighting. After the Civil War, it took over 100 years for blacks to have the same equal rights as whites. Three amendments to the U.S. Constitution helped blacks have the same opportunities as whites and have the same right to vote. The Reconstruction Acts were also part of this fight. These made the South give blacks their political rights.
What votes did blacks have during the civil war?
none
