African Americans in the Civil War
In the history of the United States, African Americans have always been discriminated against. When Africans first came to America, they were taken against their will and forced to work as laborers. They became slaves to the rich, greedy, lazy Americans. They were given no pay and often badly whipped and beaten. African Americans fought for their freedom, and up until the Civil War it was never given to them. When the Civil War began, they wanted to take part in fighting to free all slaves. Their opportunity to be soldiers and fight along side white men equally did not come easily, but eventually African Americans proved themselves able to withstand the heat of battle and fight as true American heroes. The road to freedom from slavery was a long and hard for the African Americans. In the northern states the Civil War began as a fight against the succession of the Confederate states from the Union. Abraham Lincoln, who was President at this time, wanted to save the nation by bringing the southern states back to the Union, but this "Great Emancipator" ironically did not have much intention of freeing the slaves. His greatest interest lie in preventing a war from occurring. However, even he could not stop the outbreak
African Americans had won their freedom and the end of slavery had finally come. The problem with this was they were being denied the right to engage in battle. It was hard enough dealing with the Confederates threats of execution, but African American soldiers were constantly being discriminated against by many of the white soldiers in the Union Army. Many other commanders also demanded the same things for their troops. Enlistment began, though not many enrolled to fight for the southern states. the Confederate cause grew increasingly desperate and finally even Judah Benjamin, the Confederate secretary of state, was won over to the necessity of making soldiers out of slaves" (Smith 329-330). The fort held 557 black soldiers and a unit of white Tennessee unionist. African American soldiers continued fighting for other rights. Enlisted in the navy were 29,000 black soldiers. All six hundred men charged the fort. The war ended before those who had enlisted were given the opportunity to engage in a battle. They had 449 engagement and had fought hard in 39 major battles.
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