They fought. The 54th fought at Ft. McHenry and about 90% of the men died in the first wave of attack on Confederate lines. Get the movie Glory about this event.
The officers were white, but the non-commissioned officers and troops were African American.
There were many African American troops in the US Civil War. By 1865, one in ten Union Soldiers was African American. An estimated 40,000 African Americans died in the war.
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Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate (Southern) general in the American Civil War. he inspired troops, and held his ground during the Battle of Bull Run.
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During the Civil War, Arkansas provided troops, supplies, and leadership to the Confederacy.
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For the rights for equality among African American's to whites.
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Arkansas provided supplies, troops, and leadership to the Confederacy during the Civil War.