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Where there black soldiers fighting for the union?
At first there were no black soldiers fighting for the union until later on during the war.
What did the union soldiers think they were fighting for during the civil war?
The Union soldiers thought that they were fighting for slaves to be free.
How many Union soldiers were fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg?
97,000 Union soldiers
The main advangtage of the south was?
military supremacy and fighting on their own soil. Also, they had a cause to fight for- the Union soldiers were just there to save the Union.
According to Lincoln for what cause did union soldiers die at Gettysburg?
The text of the Gettysburg Address indicates that Abraham Lincoln believed that the soldiers who died in the battle, had died to preserve the Union and the ideals of democracy on which it was based. He hopes that these ideals will survive and not perish.
What did Lincoln call 75000 soldiers to save?
its the union
Was Abraham Lincoln in favor of the Union or the Confederacy?
The Union. He promoted the end of slavery and the uniting of the United States. That is what the Union was fighting for.
Who were the baffalo soldiers?
The buffalo soldiers were the black soldiers in the Union army who helped settle the west by fighting against the native Americans.
Why at the beginning of the Civil War did Lincoln not say that he was fighting the war to end slavery?
I don't know, what i do know is at the beginning Lincoln said he was fighting to save the union.
What event did Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysberg Address?
Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. [The Soldiers' National Cemetery was exclusively for Union soldiers]
What was Abraham Lincoln message in the Gettysburg Address?
President Lincoln's main message was to raise the morale of the soldiers fighting the civil war and honor the deceased soldiers of the Union. With this message, he urged the soldiers of the Union to keep strong, and to strive for victory. While speaking of the soldiers' bravery, Lincoln was actually speaking to the entire nation, both North and South. His words beckoned the American people to preserve the nation that had been created "four score and seven years ago...". He wanted all of the American people to realize that preserving the Union would be a difficult task, but in honor of the men who fought and died there this should be done.
What was Lincoln's main message in the Gettysburg Address?
President Lincoln's main message was to raise the morale of the soldiers fighting the civil war and honor the deceased soldiers of the Union. With this message, he urged the soldiers of the Union to keep strong, and to strive for victory. While speaking of the soldiers' bravery, Lincoln was actually speaking to the entire nation, both North and South. His words beckoned the American people to preserve the nation that had been created "four score and seven years ago...". He wanted all of the American people to realize that preserving the Union would be a difficult task, but in honor of the men who fought and died there this should be done.
