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Of the 2,5 million men who served in the Union army in the civil war; a total of 186,000 were African Americans. (about 7%)About 36,000 died.The Medal of Honor was award to 25 of them.
They had to decide which army to fight for, and there were various reasons to fight for each side. During the American Revolutionary War, African Americans served both the Continental Army (5,000 men) and the British Army (20000 men).
== == African Americans served in both the American army and the Navy during the War of 1812. In fact one in five sailors during this period was African American. Iris Beasley Park Ranger Fort McHenry NM & HS
it enabled African Americans to join the army
they were in the war
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Of the 2,5 million men who served in the Union army in the civil war; a total of 186,000 were African Americans. (about 7%)About 36,000 died.The Medal of Honor was award to 25 of them.
They had to decide which army to fight for, and there were various reasons to fight for each side. During the American Revolutionary War, African Americans served both the Continental Army (5,000 men) and the British Army (20000 men).
Approximately 180,000 African Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many more African Americans served in the Union Navy. Both free Africans Americans and ... The Black Civil WarSoldiers of Illinois: .
180,000By the end of the war, almost 180,000 African Americans had served in the regiments of the U.S. Colored Troops, providing around 10% of the Union army totals.
== == African Americans served in both the American army and the Navy during the War of 1812. In fact one in five sailors during this period was African American. Iris Beasley Park Ranger Fort McHenry NM & HS
it enabled African Americans to join the army
In 1862, Congress passed a law to allow African Americans to join the Union Army.
African Americans served in the infantry, Army Air Corp (Tuskeegee Airmen) and on the ships of the United States Navy. They served valiantly in combat, at home and in the supply troops. The Tuskeegee Airmen won more medals than any other air unit.
The history of African Americans in the U.S. Civil War is marked by 186,097 (7,122 officers, 178,975 enlisted) African American men, comprising 163 units, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many more African Americans served in the Union Navy. Both free African Americans and runaway slaves joined the fight. On the Confederate side, blacks, both free and slave, were used for labor
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