Military history of African Americans in the American Civil War
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title:
Military history of African Americans in the American Civil War
text:
African Americans, including former enslaved individuals, served in the American Civil War. The 186,097 black men who joined the Union Army included 7,122 officers and 178,975 enlisted soldiers. Approximately 20,000 black sailors served in the Union Navy and formed a large percentage of many ships' crews. Later in the war, many regiments were recruited and organized as the United States Colored Troops, which reinforced the Northern forces substantially during the conflict's last two years. Both
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Aspect of United States history
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_African_Americans_in_the_American_Civil_War
date created:
2008-02-17T04:30:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T03:48:54Z
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