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Did the north want slaves in the US army Did they dislike the idea of putting blacks in the Union Army?
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The North was against slavery and had many slaves in their army. The South on the other hand wanted slaves.
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What were the freed slaves rebelling against the Union called?
Blacks
How many blacks served in the union army durning the civil war?
About 180,000-200,000 blacks, two thirds of them former slaves served in the Union armies.
How did runaway slaves manage to serve in the army despit The ban on slaves?
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
Why did some slaves take sides during the war?
The slaves went to the Union because they wanted to fight for their freedom, and the blacks that fought for the Confederacy were mostly forced to.
How did runaway slaves manage to serve in the army despite the ban on slave?
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
Blacks were excluded from the what armies in the early months of the war?
Both. The Confederates refused to consider putting slaves into uniform until the very last weeks of the war, when it was too late to make any difference. The Union army had no interest in recruiting blacks, but increasingly found itself with a whole lot of liberated slaves that they didn't know what to do with. These were put to work around the camps, and were gradually absorbed into the army.
How did some runaway slaves manage to serve in the army despite the ban on slave?
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
What were early sentiments among Union soldiers concerning Blacks in the US military?
Many white Union soldiers were not in favor of having Blacks serve in the US army. In Baton Rouge for example, Union soldiers mutinied when a Black regiment camped nearby in 1863.It was clear that a large number of Americans, both North and South did not believe that Blacks were equal to whites. There are various incidents concerning this. In Kentucky, for example, Union soldiers assaulted a Black church for no reason other than racism.
Why do you think that free blacks and former slaves volunteered to fight for the Union?
Because they wanted revenge to fight back to the confederacy.To end slavery.
When did the union enlist blacks in the civil war?
When more and more liberated slaves had attached themselves to the Union armies, where they were used as civilian labour. Presently, white troops saw that it would speed their promotion if blacks were used to fill up the junior ranks of the army.
Is it true that after Union victories in the South blacks would cross over to the Union lines?
Yes. After the Union army defeated the Southern soldiers in battles, many blacks left the places where they were kept as slaves and went over to the Union lines, showing the Union soldiers places in the nearby area that might help them to win the war. Many former black slaves joined General William T. Sherman's army as he marched through the south from Georgia, to South and North Carolina.
Would blacks cross over to the Union lines after Union victories in the South?
Blacks were not serving in the Confederate armies until the very last days of the war. After Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation (effective January 1863), Union troops were licensed to free any slaves they came across in the rebel states. These ex-slaves would follow the Union armies, having nothing better to do, and were gradually employed as fatigue-labiur, and eventually some were put into uniform.
