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They were used solely as laborers until the formation of the 54th Massachusetts. After the 54th suffered heavy casualties at Fort Wagner, over 100,000 Black troops volunteered and served as actual soldiers in the Union Army. 40,000 died serving the Union as soldiers.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoAt one point in time during the US Civil War, Black recruits to the Union army were extremely helpful. While they could not replace veteran soldiers that were casualties, they could effectively be used to guard communication and supply lines of the Union army. They also had success on the battle fields as well, but not to the degree of settling either a victory or a defeat. This only because of the time required new recruits, Black or White.
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∙ 12y agoIt is unlikely that any African citizens served in the union army. You may wish to research black Americans and their substantial contributions.
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∙ 8y agoThey served with dignity and fought and died in battles for the Union.
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∙ 16y agoRole of Blacks during the War?
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Was it right it use blacks in the civil war?
Some were conscripted [drafted ] and probably did not want to fight, some free Blacks from the North enlisted, and wanted to fight to free enslaved Blacks.
Why blacks were allowed to fight in the north and not the south during the US Civil War?
Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
What happened to slavery after the Civil War?
AnswerWhen the Civil War was over, The US Constitution was amended to abolish slavery so that all men and woman were free.
What two activities did Tubman engage in during the civil war?
The blacks war and the cockisbitches war
Who was the leading black spokesman for the emancipation of slaves prior to the civil war?
Who was the most Famous spokesman for Blacks prior to the Civil War?
How many free Blacks lived in the Confederate states when the US Civil War broke out?
Approximately 135,000 free Blacks lived in the South when the US Civil War began.
How did uncle toms cabinet play a role in the civil war?
Helped blacks
Did free blacks join the union at the beginning of the civil war?
yes
Which of the places did colonies of free blacks exist before the Civil War?
The Caribbean
Was it right it use blacks in the civil war?
Some were conscripted [drafted ] and probably did not want to fight, some free Blacks from the North enlisted, and wanted to fight to free enslaved Blacks.
Did most blacks leave the south after the civil war?
No, most blacks did not leave the south after the civil war.
How did the blacks contribute to the civil war?
blacks contribute to the civil war by being part of the war many of them died on the side of the union because the union was against slavery and most of them wanted to be free and have rights. More black people volunteered to be in war than whites
How did the civil war affect blacks?
the civil war affected blacks in many ways. but mainly because the emancipation proclamation gave freedom to black slaves. the slaves were very excited by finally being free after so many years.
Why were there few free blacks living in the South prior to the Civil War?
There were a great many free blacks living in the south prior to the Civil War. Most free blacks in American lived in the south. In the 1860 census there were 30 million people in the US. Nine million were in the south, including three million slaves, and another half million free blacks. John Hope Franklin, the eminent black historian, has made the free black population of the south a subject of his excellent writing.
Who did blacks help in the civil war?
KFC
Did free blacks pay taxes in the late 1700s or the 1800s?
No, not until they were fully emancipated and considered citizens after the civil war.
When did blacks start fighting in the civil war?
later in the war
