The Black Soldier in the Early Republic

The Black Soldier in the Early Republic From the beginning Black Americans have had to deal with the dual expectations that were expected of them by the United States. Often there was resistance to allowing blacks to join the military and when they were allowed they usually drew the most distasteful and dangerous assignments. In addition they were given a less pay and were still treated as second class citizens at best. However, despite their …

…their lives on the line and gave the Union the slight advantage that was need to be victorious in war. While one cannot say for certain that the war could not have been won without the help of the Black soldier none of the conflicts that the United States was involved were easy victories. Without the help of the African Americans be they slave, free, of fugitive the outcomes may well have been quite different