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National Era
Frederick Douglas paper
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The Union army created African American units to fight in the civil war. Before that slaves would join the Union units that came into their area to find freedom from the plantations.
They believed they needed to crush the Allies before American troops arrived.
They wanted to defeat the British and French before American troops could be used.
To allow African Americans to join the Union military
Try researching; The American War Library.