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They brought the incentive needed for the North to defeat the Confederates. They also presented the opportunity for slaves blacks to escape and join the Union Army. There were seven Black units (approximately 2,000 men, or 3% of the Federal force) which made the journey all the way to Appomattox Court House with Major General Edward Ord's Union Army of the James and arrived in time to be involved in the final fighting.

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