By the end of the war, nearly 180,000 former slaves had enlisted in the army and fought against the Confederacy.
Southern slaves fleed through the underground railroad into freedom in the North. Some reacted to the Civil War slaves fought on either side. On both sides they were still considered expendable.
So many African Americans fought on the union side because the south had slavery, and because some - but very few - slave owners treated there slaves like clay pigeons on a shotgun range. The African Americans wanted to free the slaves and live a better life. But, a lot of African Americans fought on the rebel side as well. So don't believe anyone when they tell you the southerners were vicious bloodthirsty slave owners. Some rebel army's were made of about 70% slaves.Hope it helps.Have a good day, by.
Slaves fought for both sides, if they were free they would fight for the North to help free others. If they were slaves they would be forced to go to help the South win. The implementation of having slaves in the South become Confederate soldiers came very late in the war. It did not effect the outcome of the war at all.
There was at least 1 person fighting on each side fathead!
Of course, the Union won the war, which is the North. They won because the South (Confederacy) surrendered, causing them to loose the war. The war was fought because the north wanted equality, which means no slaves, and the Southern states wanted slaves to work for them. Hope this helped. :)
Slaves fought on both the north and the south side
---- ---- ---- ---- if they fought in the side on the union they gained their freedom
Freedom
Because we the english were not the slavers, it was the colonials who were. The Eglish actually offered freedom to all slaves who fought alongside them.
Yes, there were units of African Americans that fought on the side of the Union.
on the union side about 180,000 free blacks and slaves volunteered to fight during the civil war. -M.S. & A.T.
At Gettysburg, 95000 men.
36,000 people fought on the American side of the Revolutionary War
Southern slaves fleed through the underground railroad into freedom in the North. Some reacted to the Civil War slaves fought on either side. On both sides they were still considered expendable.
3.6 million
There were approximately 500,000 slaves at the end of the colonial period. The American Revolutionary War found slaves fighting on both sides of the conflict. The British unilaterally promised freedom to any slave fighting on Britain's side and thousands took them up on this. Some slaves, however, fought alongside their masters.
The British offered freedom and independence. The 13 colonies offered more rights. The slaves went for British because they wanted freedom, not rights.