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No records for either army, north or south, are complete, nor are they always accurate in what they do state. That being said, the best reckonings of careful scholarship derived from studying the records of the Union armies are that around 180,000 Blacks served, out of somewhere around 2.1 million total. Of that 180,000, 1,800 are listed as having died in the US service (this number seems low). Better accuracy will never be possible because enlistments were what was counted, and the same man may have enlisted more than once.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoEstimates on the number of Afro-American who served in the Union military in the US Civil War vary to a small degree. One reliable source places the number of Black soldiers at 180,000.
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How many African Americans fought in the Continental Army?
Of the 2,5 million men who served in the Union army in the civil war; a total of 186,000 were African Americans. (about 7%)About 36,000 died.The Medal of Honor was award to 25 of them.
What did Asa Drury do in the Underground Railroad?
He served as a Chaplin in the Union Army.
How many African Americans served in the Revolutionay War Army?
1
What role did African Americans play in the union army?
they were in the war
How many former Georgia slaves served in the Union army during the Civil War?
3,500
True or false African Americans served bravely in the union army?
True
How many blacks served the union army during the civil war?
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.
How many black people served in US Civil War?
Approximately 180,000 African Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many more African Americans served in the Union Navy. Both free Africans Americans and ... The Black Civil WarSoldiers of Illinois: .
How did African American support the union?
African Americans helped the Union a great deal. Its most important contribution was joining the Union army. As many as 150,000 Black troops fought for the Union in the war.
How many black serve in the union army during the civil war?
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.
When did African Americans allowed to join the union army?
In 1862, Congress passed a law to allow African Americans to join the Union Army.
How many African American served in the confederate army?
Absolute precision with numbers in the Civil War is impossible for either side. Numbers given are the best estimates resulting from careful scholarship. That said the best guess is that around 180,000 blacks served in the Union Army, out of a probable total of 2.1 million, so they were something less than 9% of the total army. 1800 black soldiers are recorded as having died in the service, or about .5% of all Union dead, which were in the 360,000 range. This figure of dead black soldiers is probably low. The precise number who served can never be given with certainty because the Union army counted enlistments, and some men enlisted more than once.
How many African Americans fought in the Continental Army?
Of the 2,5 million men who served in the Union army in the civil war; a total of 186,000 were African Americans. (about 7%)About 36,000 died.The Medal of Honor was award to 25 of them.
How many union soldiers served in the army that were under 18?
15
What did Asa Drury do in the Underground Railroad?
He served as a Chaplin in the Union Army.
How many Anglo Texans served in the union army?
14 people
How many African Americans served in the Revolutionay War Army?
1
