"This ex-slave pretended to be a man and served in the Army" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Jun 2020 9:06 p.m. PST |
"During a tour of duty with Company A of the 38th Infantry, one of the all-black Army regiments established after the Civil War, one private — different from all the rest — marched with the unit more than 500 miles from Fort Harker, Kansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico Territory and, some months later, some 400 more miles to Forts Cumming and Bayard, New Mexico Territory. The U.S. Army, though tough duty, was an attractive destination for newly freed slaves, who had few postwar employment opportunities. In the Army they could get a paycheck, regular meals, a bed and medical care. Physical exams were cursory; recruits who could march and shoot often were simply declared fit for duty…"
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| Cerdic | 20 Jun 2020 8:34 a.m. PST |
Bit of a dodgy thread title… |
ZULUPAUL  | 20 Jun 2020 9:28 a.m. PST |
I read the book about her, not very good. She was following her male friend into the service. She had been a cook/servant in the army. |
| Max Schnell | 20 Jun 2020 10:06 a.m. PST |
ZULUPAUL did you just bust another myth? |
| Tango01 | 20 Jun 2020 11:53 a.m. PST |
You've been repeating yourself for a while now, my friend John… don't you think it's boring by now? … Is that your important contribution in this Forum?… Thanks for the data Paul…. (smile) Amicalement
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adds artillery to his soft-plastic Union forces.