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The confederacy would not use slaves as soldiers because they were afraid they would defect to the north. So they were made to dig trenches and the like during the war.
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Who would the Confederacy not use as soldiers because it feared rebellion?
African Americans
What would the Confederacy not use as soldiers because it feared rebellion?
African Americans
Who would confederacy not use as soldiers because it feared rebellion?
African Americans
Why couldn't the Confederacy use Texas cattle to feed its soldiers during the Civil War?
The Confederacy couldn't use Texas cattle to feed its soldiers during the Civil War because the Union had blocked the Mississippi River.
Why do both confederacy and union need to use a draft?
The Union and Confederacy needed to start a draft because both need more soldiers in their army
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.
How many are in Civil War?
I you mean soldiers: Confederacy - 1,064,000 soldiers Union - 2,200,000 soldiers
How many soldiers were wounded for the Confederacy?
137,000
Why then did the confederacy win many early battles?
I think it was because the Confederacy had more soldiers and better weapon's
Did both the union and the confederacy use African Americans during the civil war?
Yes. In fact, watch the movie "Glory" (starring Matthew Broderick) about the first all-black union infantry unit in the US army. As for the Confederacy, they were more reluctant, but eventually approved using black soldiers as the Confederacy was vastly outnumbered by the Union soldiers and Union-made weaponry.
Did both the union and confederacy use African Americans during the civil war?
Yes. In fact, watch the movie "Glory" (starring Matthew Broderick) about the first all-black union infantry unit in the US army. As for the Confederacy, they were more reluctant, but eventually approved using black soldiers as the Confederacy was vastly outnumbered by the Union soldiers and Union-made weaponry.
What color uniforms did confederacy soldiers wear?
They wore Gray.
