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Who suggested that slaves be brought into the confederate army as soldiers?
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General Pat Cleburne.
The suggestion was considered so outrageous that it was struck from the minutes of the meeting.
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How many Confederate soldiers who died actually owned slaves?
10
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).
What did Confederate generals always have?
Confederate generals always had troops and slaves under their command.
Did slaves join confederate army?
maybe No,because they thought the slaves would beat them,not the Union.
In the US Civil War what side did the slaves fight for?
Slaves fought for both sides, if they were free they would fight for the North to help free others. If they were slaves they would be forced to go to help the South win. The implementation of having slaves in the South become Confederate soldiers came very late in the war. It did not effect the outcome of the war at all.
When did the Confederate Congress authorize using slaves as soldiers?
The idea of having slaves serve in the Confederate military as soldiers had been a topic in the South as early as 1863. I March of 1865, the Confederate Congress authorized the recruitment of slaves to serve as soldiers.
How many Confederate soldiers who died actually owned slaves?
10
Why Civil War soldiers deserve to be remembered and honored?
Because you have the Yankee Soldiers which didn't like the fact of having slaves, then you have the Confederate Soldiers which are the ones that likes the fact of having slaves. You have to think about it which part of the soldiers would you prefer Yankeesor the Confederate. Me i would go with the Yankee side they are the ones that fought for slavery while the Confederate did what they do best going along with slavery; so to answer the question I think that the Yankee soldiers should be remembered and honored because they are the ones that really helped the most.
When the KKK was founded were most of their leaders and members confederate soldiers union soldiers slaves or immigrants to the us?
They were defeated and unemployed Confederates, young men with too little to do - always a menace.
Were blacks in the Battle of Bull Run?
Yes, there were black or African American soldiers in the Confederate ranks during the Battle of Bull Run. There were also black slaves who helped with supplies for the soldiers.
How did union soldiers react to the emancipation proclamtion?
When the union troops were in an area they often had the freed slaves come to them for protection and to help. At one point slaves came to one unit and the confederate officer demanded the return of the slaves from the union commander. The union commander told the Confederate that the slaves were contraband. By declaring them contraband he didn't have to return the slaves. After that event they called themselves "contraband."
How did slaves help the Confederates in the US Civil War?
During the US Civil War, Southern slaves were forced to work the farmlands to provide food for the military. Additionally, the Confederate armies used slaves to perform manual labor such as carrying ammunition, loading and unloading wagons and cooking for the soldiers. This released more white soldiers for battlefield operations. Their presence was also a cause for over estimating the size of Confederate armies.
Did union or confederate have slaves in the civil war?
No, the confederate had no slaves, but the union did have African American solders.
What is the union and confederate?
The Union is a group of states that disagree with slaves and the Confederate is a group of states that believe in slaves.
Who was the spanish monk that suggested that African slaves be brought to the new world to the new world to solve labor shortage?
Bartolome de las casas
What did lincolns emancipation proclamation declare?
All slaves in the confederate states were free.
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).
