I'll bet that you knew that the Civil War was fought over slavery, but did you know that the same people we were fighting over were fighting too? Free born men and Freed men started to sign up in the Union army by 1863. These free black men were paid like regular soldiers and were a large part of our military at that time.
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Many black men (Free or Emancipated) in the north decided to join the union army as the USCT (United States Colored Troops) to help abolish the same thing that oppressed their families... Read more
Some free black men in the deep south wanted to show their bravery and loyalty to the confederacy, and attempted to sign up for the Confederate army... Read more
There are many battles in the civil war where black regiments were one of the main points. At least 10% of the Union army was made up of African American soldiers.... Read more
Many of the Black soldiers preformed well in battle, and fought for what they believed to be right, but some were extraordinary...Read more
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