"Black Civil War Soldiers" Topic
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15 Mar 2019 9:55 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "A “White Man’s War”?" to "Black Civil War Soldiers"
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| Tango01 | 15 Mar 2019 9:46 p.m. PST |
"On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation: "All persons held as slaves within any States…in rebellion against the United States," it declared, "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." (The more than 1 million slaves in the loyal border states and in the Union-occupied parts of Louisiana and Virginia were not affected by this proclamation.) It also declared that "such persons [that is, African-American men] of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States." For the first time, black soldiers could fight for the U.S. Army…."
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| Grelber | 16 Mar 2019 7:05 a.m. PST |
Ummm, not too sure about this one. I understood the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Louisiana could trace back to pre-war militia regiments of free blacks. Also, black soldiers were paid $10 USD a MONTH, not a WEEK. Uncle Sam did not, and still does not, pay by the week. Grelber |
| Tango01 | 16 Mar 2019 11:04 a.m. PST |
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| John the Greater | 16 Mar 2019 12:37 p.m. PST |
This article is pretty light on the research. As Grelber points out, there were pre-war units of black soldiers in Louisiana. The ended up being the Louisiana Native Guard, sometimes called the Corps D"Afrique. They had a commendable combat record. I have a couple of brigades of USCT in my ACW collection. |
| Tango01 | 17 Mar 2019 3:58 p.m. PST |
Thanks also my friend!.
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| Trajanus | 18 Mar 2019 5:10 p.m. PST |
Depends on how you count things but the 1st Rhode Island were known as "The Black Regiment" in The War of Independence although I gather there is a question over them being 100% black. There again if you count the Officers neither were Civil War units. The important thing was they served. |
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