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The Union army found itself with slaves it had been told to liberate, but didn't know what to do with. At first these (ex-)slaves were just given menial work around the camps. Then the army started to recruit them into existing regiments, which suited a lot of low-ranking white soldiers, who would automatically move up in the system because of this. Eventually there were whole black units, some of them serving in the front line.
The Confederates would not consider the idea of putting slaves into uniform until quite late in the war. When General Pat Cleburne suggested it, his comments were literally scratched from the record. Only right at the end, when the Confederates were barefoot and starving, did they start recruiting slaves into the army, and by then it was too late to make any difference.
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Where did the US fight their undeclared war?
Mostly in the southern states during the Civil War.
Who did blacks help in the civil war?
KFC
Did Kentucky fight for the union during the civil war?
Kentucky was a border state. Individuals from Kentucky fought on both sides of the Civil War.
Did south fight on their own land during the civil war?
no they fought on clearer land
During the civil war did cousins and brothers fight against each other?
Yes
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.
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 votes did blacks have during the civil war?
none
Who spoke out for blacks during the civil war?
Fredrick douglas
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.
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 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
What two activities did Tubman engage in during the civil war?
The blacks war and the cockisbitches war
How did blacks help during the civil war?
by eating fried chicken
What did the soldiers do during the Civil War?
fight
