About 10% of them were African American.
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The history of African Americans in the U.S. Civil War is marked by 186,097 (7,122 officers, 178,975 enlisted) African American men, comprising 163 units, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many more African Americans served in the Union Navy. Both free African Americans and runaway slaves joined the fight. On the Confederate side, blacks, both free and slave, were used for labor
U.S. Navy Ensign2 Fred "Tiz" Morrison - Navy SEAL UDT Team One (1948) & UDT Team 12 (Bronze Star Korean War).
Approximately 180,000 African Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many more African Americans served in the Union Navy. Both free Africans Americans and ... The Black Civil WarSoldiers of Illinois: .
The American navy was almost no navy at all. However, the French navy was a respectable force second only to the British navy. The French navy helped the American Revolution immensely.
The Union Navy blockaded them