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Wherever the Union armies went in the South (after the Emancipation Proclamation), they were under orders to liberate any slaves they found.
These (ex) slaves followed the armies back North and were given menial jobs in the camps. Presently some were allowed in uniform.
Although the "liberators" did free many slaves on their march, it would be a disservice not to mention both sides of this.
Some slaves were murdered by the Federal troops, and many of the women were raped by their liberators. Many followed the Union troops, and fell ill or starved. Often, slaves would flee into the woods when the Yankee armies approached, knowing that in some cases the men would be taken to perform menial tasks, such as grave and trench digging.
What else can I help you with?
Did slaves have to go north or south to get out of a slave state?
The slaves headed to the union so which was in the north.
How did African Americans in the union army contribute to the war effort?
African Americans fought both on the front lines as soldiers and behind the scenes as labor workers. Former slaves played an important role in the North's victory.
What did Abraham Lincoln say he was trying to do by going to war with the south?
To reunite the Union. He even offered to let them keep their slaves if they rejoined by a certain date.
Which side in the Civil War had the most slaves?
The South. The only slaves in the Union were in the four Border States of the Upper South (Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware), where there was less pro-slavery sentiment than in the Deep South. But of course it was the North that received a constant influx of liberated slaves, who were eventually absorbed into the Union armies.
Who won the Civil War and What did that mean to the Union?
The North won the civil war, which meant that the South had to rejoin the union and free their slaves.
Who left the south union?
the slaves
How did Americans contribute to the union war effort?
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
Did slaves have to go north or south to get out of a slave state?
The slaves headed to the union so which was in the north.
How did American Americans contribute to the Union war effort?
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
How did African-Americans contribute to the Union war effort?
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
How did African Americans in the union army contribute to the war effort?
African Americans fought both on the front lines as soldiers and behind the scenes as labor workers. Former slaves played an important role in the North's victory.
What did each army support in the war effort in the civil war?
The south was against Taxation without Representation from the north they were also against the north telling them that they could no longer have slaves. The North wanted a peaceful country. No slaves. They got mad when Virginia succeded from the Union in 1861
What did Abraham Lincoln say he was trying to do by going to war with the south?
To reunite the Union. He even offered to let them keep their slaves if they rejoined by a certain date.
How did the emancipation proclamation affect the slaves living in the south?
It licensed the Union troops to liberate any slaves they came across.
How did African-Americans contribute to the civil war effort?
Many fought for the union. There were African American units. A good movie on this is GLORY. Many who weren't soldiers followed the troops and helped in the camps. When union troops came through an area they freed slaves they found on plantations. Many of those freed slaves stayed with the troops and had a nickname called " contraband ". This stems from an event when a confederate officer asked a union officer for the slaves that he had freed. In war contraband doesn't have to be returned so the union officer called the freed slaves contraband to keep from returning them. The name stuck through the war.
How did southerners slaves aid the northern war effort?
When Lincoln announced the emancipation proclamation, some of the slaves were free which then aided the union army to end the war.
Which side in the Civil War had the most slaves?
The South. The only slaves in the Union were in the four Border States of the Upper South (Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware), where there was less pro-slavery sentiment than in the Deep South. But of course it was the North that received a constant influx of liberated slaves, who were eventually absorbed into the Union armies.
