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Q: What was the status of the black soldiers during the Civil War?
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Which group of black soldiers served after the Civil War during peacetime?

The unit was known as the Buffalo Soldiers.


How many black solders were in the north during the civil war?

Between 180,000 and 200,000 black soldiers served in the Union Army during the Civil War.


What is the nickname for a black soldier from the civil war?

Black cavalry soldiers in the Civil War and later periods of history were referred to as "buffalo soldiers." This was in reference to the coarseness of their hair, in comparison to that of a bison.


What did the black union soldiers in the civil war eat?

The black Union soldiers of the Civil War ate what everybody else ate, one of the meals were stewed donkey meat.


During the civil war how were black soldiers treated different than white soldiers?

paid less did the same thing maybe even more but still paid less. heartbreaking


Is the movie Glory an accurate portrayal of the Buffalo soldiers?

The movie Glory depicts Black Union infantry during the Civil war. The name "Buffalo Soldiers" was given to Black Cavalry by the Native Americans against whom they fought during the "Indian Wars" of the 1870s.Therefore Glory is not any sort of depiction of Buffalo Soldiers.


Why were people called buffalo soldiers only during the civil war and World War 1?

Buffalo soldiers was a term used to describe black horse cavalry soldiers. WWI demonstrated the days of mounted cavalry were over


How many people served in the Union?

During the course of the US Civil War, up to two million soldiers were at one time or another part of the Union's military forces. This included Freed Black soldiers, volunteers and conscripted soldiers.


How many africans were in the Civil War?

Between 180,000 and 200,000 black soldiers fought in the Civil War.


How were black solders treated differently from white solders during the Civil War?

The black soldiers were treated worse because they were given old guns that back fired at them, and some of the guns didn't even work. They were fired at the majority of the time by the Confederate soldiers.


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 confedarate soldiers think they were fighting for during the civil war?

Confederate soldiers thought that they were fighting for the sovereignty of the Confederacy, and the right of white southerners to make their own choices and run their own lives (and the lives of their black slaves).