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There were many African American troops in the US Civil War. By 1865, one in ten Union Soldiers was African American. An estimated 40,000 African Americans died in the war.
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Harriet Tubman served as a spy and scout for the Union Army during the Civil War.
There is no definitive record of the highest ranking black officer in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. However, Robert Smalls stands out as a notable figure. Born into slavery, he successfully commandeered a Confederate ship and delivered it to Union forces. He went on to serve in the Union Navy and eventually became a captain of a vessel.
Jefferson Davis was one of America's statesman. He served the Union and Confederate armies when he was a leader of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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180,000By the end of the war, almost 180,000 African Americans had served in the regiments of the U.S. Colored Troops, providing around 10% of the Union army totals.
The Union Army
the Union Army
Grover Cleveland
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