That would be like turkeys voting for Xmas.
That would be like turkeys voting for Xmas.
Your "facts" are in error.Between 65,000 and 100,000 blacks served in the Confederate Army. Let me restate that: as many as 100,000 blacks served in the Army of the South. These men were cooks, musicians, and soldiers.Of the 179,000 blacks who served in all aspects of the Union Army and 19,000 who served in the Navy, 40,000 died in service.Where the majority of Northern blacks volunteered, many of the Southern blacks were pressed into service, although quite a few volunteered to serve in the Confederate cause.
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
By the end of the war, nearly 180,000 former slaves had enlisted in the army and fought against the Confederacy.
Because it was already bad enough what blacks had to go through at that time!
That would be like turkeys voting for Xmas.
The Confederacy did not draft slaves and free blacks into the army primarily due to a belief in white supremacy and the fear that arming enslaved individuals would lead to rebellion. Additionally, Confederate leaders prioritized maintaining the institution of slavery, viewing it as essential to their social and economic system. In 1865, near the war's end, the Confederacy did consider enlisting slaves as soldiers, but by then, it was too late to make a significant impact.
Your "facts" are in error.Between 65,000 and 100,000 blacks served in the Confederate Army. Let me restate that: as many as 100,000 blacks served in the Army of the South. These men were cooks, musicians, and soldiers.Of the 179,000 blacks who served in all aspects of the Union Army and 19,000 who served in the Navy, 40,000 died in service.Where the majority of Northern blacks volunteered, many of the Southern blacks were pressed into service, although quite a few volunteered to serve in the Confederate cause.
The Union and Confederacy needed to start a draft because both need more soldiers in their army
Because it would have run counter to the whole meaning of the Confederacy. Confederate meant white. When the Southern armies were starting to run out of manpower, one General suggested recruiting black troops, and the comment was struck from the minutes of the meeting and hushed up till after the war. Not till the final weeks of the combat did they start recruiting blacks, and it was too late to make any difference.
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
The North was against slavery and had many slaves in their army. The South on the other hand wanted slaves.
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
By the end of the war, nearly 180,000 former slaves had enlisted in the army and fought against the Confederacy.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederacy as a strategic war move; it did not free slaves in key border states, such as Maryland and Virginia, where some slaves worked for the Union army. freed most slaves inthe confederacy NOVANET