There were 150,000 Irish that fought against the conferacy in the Civil war
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: .
There were many ethnic groups that fought in the US Civil War. Three of them are the following:1. Irish-Americans;2. British Americans; and3. Afro-Americans..this is a racial group.
Because there are so many people in America that have Irish roots and because there are many Irish here!
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Many Americans have Irish ancestry.
By 1945 almost 6 million Americans had served in the armed forces! :)
40% of Americans are Irish.
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.
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The Irish-Americans possibly did not like Great Britain
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
25,000 served in the motha fckin union forces during the civil war