As the war casualties climbed, the Union needed even more troops. African Americans were ready to volunteer. Not all white northerners were ready to accept them, but they had to. Lincoln appointed an official to help Blacks be accepted by the Union army.
He ordered military to recruit African Americans and ordered the army to put them into combat
it enabled African Americans to join the army
The document that allowed Union officers to recruit African American soldiers in the South during the Civil War was the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. This proclamation declared the freedom of slaves in the Confederate states and encouraged African Americans to join the Union Army. As a result, thousands of African Americans enlisted, significantly contributing to the Union's military efforts.
they were in the war
Of the 2,5 million men who served in the Union army in the civil war; a total of 186,000 were African Americans. (about 7%)About 36,000 died.The Medal of Honor was award to 25 of them.
As the war casualties climbed, the Union needed even more troops. African Americans were ready to volunteer. Not all white northerners were ready to accept them, but they had to. Lincoln appointed an official to help Blacks be accepted by the Union army.
As the war casualties climbed, the Union needed even more troops. African Americans were ready to volunteer. Not all white northerners were ready to accept them, but they had to. Lincoln appointed an official to help Blacks be accepted by the Union army.
He ordered military to recruit African Americans and ordered the army to put them into combat
In 1862, Congress passed a law to allow African Americans to join the Union Army.
it enabled African Americans to join the army
The document that allowed Union officers to recruit African American soldiers in the South during the Civil War was the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. This proclamation declared the freedom of slaves in the Confederate states and encouraged African Americans to join the Union Army. As a result, thousands of African Americans enlisted, significantly contributing to the Union's military efforts.
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they were payed less
they were in the war
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They were spies and joined the army.
African Americans could not join until after the Emancipation Proclamation.