The approximate number of Black Freedmen that served in the Union's armed forces were 180,000 troops. additionally, many former slaves helped the Union by working as support personnel in the US army.
There were too many Captains in the Confederate Army to list individually.
3,500
Union Army in Civil War Battle Deaths 140,000 Non-Battle Deaths 220,000 ( Disease, Suicides, etc.)
The U. S. Army.
swards
Us civil war
After the Civil War, many freedmen sought to build new lives for themselves by purchasing land and starting businesses.
they became industrial workers
somewhat like there lives before they were freed
somewhat like there lives before they were freed
400'000
somewhat like there lives before they were freed
somewhat like there lives before they were freed
somewhat like there lives before they were freed
somewhat like there lives before they were freed
Freedmen!
Freed slaves were treated poorly after the Civil War. With the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, freedmen were usually terrorized. It was usually difficult for freedmen to get jobs as well.