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At first there were no black soldiers fighting for the union until later on during the war.
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What was the percentage of black soldiers at the end of the civil war?
Approximately 9 percent of all men fighting for the Union were black.
What were most of the black union soldiers fighting for?
Freedom for themselves, their families, African Americans, and all oppressed people…
How many Confederacy soldiers were fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Confederate 75,000 men Union 88,289 men
How might the attitudes of union soldiers have been affected by fighting in their own territory?
Soldiers often fight more intensely in defense of their native soil.
How did the Battle of Gettysburg happen by accident?
The confederates tried to get supplies. Then, there were two thousand union soldiers protecting the town. The, they started fighting.
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.
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.
What was the percentage of black soldiers at the end of the civil war?
Approximately 9 percent of all men fighting for the Union were black.
How many Union soldiers were fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg?
97,000 Union soldiers
What did the black soldiers gain from fighting in the civil war?
Freedom for those who fought for the Union as they were opposed to slavery.
Did the union and the confederacy both use African American soldiers?
The confederacy used some, but mostly in menial and support jobs. The Union had many more black soldiers, and many of them were fighting soldiers. Moreover, the (white) commander of the first black regiment had forced the Government to put black soldiers on equal pay with the white soldiers.
What were most of the black union soldiers fighting for?
Freedom for themselves, their families, African Americans, and all oppressed people…
What were the Union thinking of when they were fighting?
Black people
What cause did Lincoln say the union soldiers were fighting for?
to free the slaves for ever
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.
Who was the first black regiment of union soldiers?
The Massachusetts 54
Why were the soldiers sent to the south?
Union Soldiers were sent to enforce the right of black men to vote
