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there jobs were to fight in the civil war for the union, but the slave owners trick African Americans into being on their side because slave owners said;" if you fight on our side i will let you be free".there jobs were to fight in the civil war for the union, but the slave owners trick African Americans into being on their side because slave owners said;" if you fight on our side i will let you be free".there jobs were to fight in the civil war for the union, but the slave owners trick African Americans into being on their side because slave owners said;" if you fight on our side i will let you be free".there jobs were to fight in the civil war for the union, but the slave owners trick African Americans into being on their side because slave owners said;" if you fight on our side i will let you be free".
African Americans and Women
The Union navy was mostly used to blockade principal southern ports
Blockade the Confederate Coast
Because of the period, African American soldiers could not be officers. Therefore, the highest rank possible to attain was as an enlisted soldier, which was Sergeant Major