[OC] Number of Union Army Units/Companies during the American Civil War.Submitted by BLAZENIOSZ t3_zax40a in dataisbeautiful
windigo3 t1_iypwrbb wrote
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That was mostly ex slaves. Roughly 200,000 black men fought for the Union.
Husker8 t1_iyqkn1m wrote
Almost all the “colored” regiments as they were referred to back then were mustered from Northern states such as Massachusetts. Most of the Union was not for allowing African Americans to fight. Lincoln and Grant personally supporting the effort and the start of their own views on African Americans evolving forward.
windigo3 t1_iyqtjrr wrote
The table here shows more than half were mustered into Southern Regiments:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Colored_Troops
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