Lincoln knew that there was still racial distrust of Africans even in the North. He needed the support of border states that still allowed slavery and feared unrest at freeing all of the slaves. Still, he did not always dissuade the inclusion of black volunteer groups in the Union Army, wherever his generals thought proper. By August, 1862, aware of the need for Union enlistees, Congress authorized the formation of "test" regiments, segregated and led by white officers, within the Army proper.
The president who sent American soldiers to Somalia was Bill Clinton. The deployment of 1,500 to 3,000 soldiers took place in 1993.
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Bush A+
President Roosevelt was Americas 26th President. During the Spanish American war Mr. Roosevelt's soldiers had the nickname of "Rough Riders."
Shortly before President Clinton took office, American soldiers were sent to Somalia. President George W. Bush deployed the soldiers to guard relief supplies and food.
Truman
Answer this question… Hundreds of American soldiers were killed in bombings.
volunteers and recruitment
There are curently around 1.4 million American active duty troops.
More American soldiers were killed in the Vietnam War under President Johnson than in any other conflict since 1960.
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, permitted African Americans to fight for the North during the American Civil War. This proclamation declared that all slaves in Confederate territory were declared free, and authorized the recruitment of African American soldiers into the Union Army. By the end of the war, over 180,000 African American soldiers had served in the Union Army.
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