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	History of African Americans in the Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most widely known battle fought by African Americans was the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, by the 54th Massachusetts on July 18, 1863.
		Of the sixteen African Americans who were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War, fourteen received the honor as a result of their actions at New Market Heights.
		Losses among African Americans were high, and from all reported casualties, approximately one-third of all African Americans enrolled in the military lost their lives during the Civil War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_Americans_in_the_Civil_War (1199 words)

	Africans in America/Part 4/Narrative: The Civil War
		The raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, organized by militant abolitionist John Brown, was a precursor to the Civil War.
		For Lincoln, the purpose of the war was to preserve the Union.
		The end of the war marked the end of 250 years of slavery in North America and the beginning of a new era of freedom for African Americans.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/aia/part4/4narr5.html (1366 words)

	civil liberty americans Free Essays
		The civil rights movement was a time when a people who where opressed for many years, rose up against the odds and achieved their freedom.
		Expansion of Government Power During the Civil War and Reconstruction Contrary to what I believed in the past, the United States federal government retained and expanded their power and authority during the years of the Civil war along with the...
		African Americans had separation in many parts of the south just like in the movie; they couldn’t be in the same schools...
	www.netessays.net /search/8832.html (842 words)

	African Americans - History of African Americans in the Civil War
		This park includes the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial monument honoring the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the most famous African American unit of the Civil War, and the subject of the movie "Glory." The memorial was designed by Augustus Saint Gaudens, sponsored by the family of Robert Gould Shaw.
		Frederick Douglass NHS, Washington D.C. Frederick Douglass saw the Civil War as the inevitable consequence of man's inhumanity to man and a necessary conflagration to break the bonds of slavery.
		It was during the engagements for this vital city that African American soldiers battled Confederate soldiers at Milliken's Bend in 1863.
	www.africanamericans.com /CivilWar.htm (2251 words)

	African American Freedom Fighters: Soldiers for Liberty
		American history, at its best, is filled with records of the early colonial settlers searching for a place where the principles of freedom could be expressed and practiced.
		During the American Civil War, Douglass was a forceful leader and "urged Lincoln to free the slaves and arm all Negro men." Douglass' own two sons were among the first to serve the Union forces in the Civil War.
		African Americans decidedly chose to serve the causes of America, even though educational, employment, and housing opportunities were not widespread in 1965.
	www.liunet.edu /cwis/cwp/library/aaffsfl.htm (10777 words)

	African Americans - History of African Americans in the Civil War
		With President Abraham Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the Civil War became a war to save the union and to abolish slavery.
		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.
		African American soldiers participated in every major campaign of 1864-1865 except Sherman's invasion of Georgia.
	www.africanamericans.com /AfricanAmericansintheCivilWar.htm (862 words)

	African American Odyssey: The Civil War (Part 1)
		December 31, 1862, was a very special evening for the African American community, because it was the night before the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, freeing all the slaves in the Confederate states.
		African American volunteers were in readiness to serve in the Civil War when the Union called them.
		She was the first African American t eacher assigned to take part in the Port Royal Experiment, teaching the "contrabands" on St. Helena island.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart4.html (1123 words)

	Civil War effects African Americans Free Essays
		Before the Civil War, the African Americans that were not freed by their landowners were treated poorl...
		The institution of slavery and the transporting of Africans across the ocean to serve as...
		Enslaved African Americans and freed slaves were at the bottom of the southern society.
	www.netessays.net /search/28681.html (839 words)

	Free Essays on African-Americans In The Civil War
		McPherson discusses in The Negro’s Civil War that widespread opposition to the use of fls as soldiers prevailed among northern whites.
		Throughout the war effort in the South, fls willingly dug field fortifications, mounted cannons and built entrenchments to fortify cities and towns.
		Building on this foundation historians agree that the role of the fls in the fighting of the Civil War was important to both the North and South efforts.
	www.123student.com /5107.htm (2022 words)

	African Americans in the Civil War by Pamela Nosek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		African Americans in the Civil War by Pamela Nosek
		At that time there were less than 1500 African Americans living within the state.
		Currently, the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa is in the midst of a project to identify every gravesite of an African American Civil War veteran buried in the state of Iowa.
	www.uiowa.edu /~humiowa/aacivil.html (322 words)

	Cyndi's List - U.S. - Civil War / War for Southern Independence
		Union Civil War Prisoners of War originally buried at the Charleston Race Course Cemetery and later reinterred at the Beaufort National Cemetery.
		A Civil War cemetery located on hallowed ground in the gently rolling Virginia countryside honoring the living history of the Civil War.
		Civil War Flagship of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron 1864-1865.
	www.cyndislist.com /cw.htm (6004 words)

	African-American Soldiers in the Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When the Civil War started African-Americans and the few white supporters they had believed that to get young fl men enlisted in the Union Army would mean a great chance to finally be recognized as citizens.
		Commanding fl troops in the Civil War was a decidedly white occupation.
		One of the reasons for the high casualty rate in the Civil War was due to the use of Eighteenth century military strategy while using nineteenth century weapons.
	www.coe.ohio-state.edu /beverlygordon/834/saluga/saluga.html (1739 words)

	African Americans in The U S Civil War from All Info About Genealogy
		African Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census (CD-ROM)
		Includes data for African Americans, Jewish Soldiers, Naval records, and women who served in the Civil War.
		The current version of the CWSS is a new presentation of the names and regimental histories of the African American units in the Union Army.
	genealogy.allinfoabout.com /subjects/subcivilwarafam.html (1150 words)

	54th. Mass. Volunteer Infantry, Co. I
		The Fifty-forth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. "I", Inc. is an African American reenactment unit of the American Civil War (1863-1865).
		It is a non profit charitable corporation dedicated to the education of the public and preservation of the memory of the soldiers of the Civil War, particularly those African Americans serving the Union in the State of South Carolina.
		African Americans as depicted in political cartoons during the Civil War, an illustrated essay.
	www.awod.com /gallery/probono/cwchas/54ma.html (1172 words)

	African Americans in the Civil War Free Essay
		African Americans in the Civil War Free Essay
		African Americans fought for their freedom, and up until the Civil War it was never given to them.
		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.
	www.findfreepapers.com /viewpaper/655.html (244 words)

	African Americans in the Civil War - - Christianbook.com
		Few understood it as well as they." Thus were the African-American soldiers who fought in the Civil War described by one of their officers.
		Their bravery under fire was praised by both the North and the South, and their contribution to the war effort remains undeniable.
		This is the story of some of those brave men and the refiments in which they fought.
	www.christianbook.com /Christian/Books/product?item_no=054357 (180 words)

	African-Americans in the Civil War South
		The lives of African-Americans during the Civil War era on plantations, in military service, and along the Underground Railroad.
		There is no specific SOL addressing slavery, but I feel that students should understand the living conditions endured by African-Americans during the Civil War era.
		Each group should address what living conditions were like for their chosen (or assigned) interviewee as well as how they ended up in their particular situation and what their hopes and predictions for the future are.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~hrb2r/heather_lesson.html (449 words)

	UNT Department of History: Civil War Web Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Using the military records of individual soldiers as the building block, the database provides the educator, researcher, and historian with a first-of-its-kind resource for the study and teaching of the Civil War.
		The Army Official Records of the Civil War, is available from Guild Press of Indiana.
		Despite his prominent role in the American Civil War, Meade is one of the most overlooked military leaders of that tragic era.
	www.hist.unt.edu /web_resources_mil/am_civil_war1.htm (1971 words)

	AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN MILITARY HISTORY/Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Some of the significant Civil War battles engaged in by African-Americans, p.
		Mays, Joe H. Black Americans and their Contributions Toward Union Victory in the American Civil War, 1861-1865.
		After the Civil War, many fl units, along with their white counterparts, were disbanded.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/afhist/afciv.htm (672 words)

	African American Civil War Memorial Opening Events
		This commemoration is particularly poignant, marking as it does the opening of the first and only African American Civil War Memorial as a tribute to all of the colored soldiers who served in the Civil War.
		Dedication of African-American Civil War Memorial - 11:00 AM After years of research, planning, construction, and a national search for artifacts, archival documents, and eyewitness testimony, the African-American Civil War Memorial will be formally dedicated at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 12, 1996.
		All descendants that can prove that their ancestor(s) served in the Union Army of the Civil War, with copies of official documentation, will be invited to attend the commemorative ceremony as special guests at the Arlington Cemetery event to be held on Tuesday, September 10, 1996.
	www.awod.com /gallery/probono/cwchas/afrmem.html (957 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Seizing the New Day: African Americans in Post-Civil War Charleston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is a story of the 'Civil War.' Told from the street level of Charleston between 1850 and 1870, it twists the 'accepted story' presented by Hollywood.
		I'm used to the Civil War starting with the shelling of Fort Sumter and ending with Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
		This version of the 'Civil War' starts with the Nat Turner rebellion and ends with the 15th amendment.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0253216095 (694 words)

	Photographs of African Americans During the Civil War - (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
		Rather, most photographs show African Americans as civilians attached to the military, and as "contraband" and refugees.
		While it is believed from visual examination that the images on this list show African Americans, there is no way to prove (or disprove) this belief.
		In general the Civil War glass negatives were scanned at a high resolution sufficient for most publication purposes.
	www.loc.gov /rr/print/list/081_cwaf.html (667 words)

	Civil War Traveler \| Black History Sites in Virginia
		T he experience of African-Americans during the Civil War is extraordinarily rich and often contradictory.
		The national parks, especially the Richmond National Battlefield Park and the Petersburg National Battlefield, highlight the role of United States Colored Troops (USCT), who fought during the Overland Campaign and the Siege of Petersburg (including a significant role in the Battle of the Crater).
		In Tidewater Virginia, learn of Union Gen. Benjamin Butler's action in 1861, while at Hampton's Fort Monroe, to accept and employ runaway slaves as "contraband of war." That controversial policy opened the door to emancipation.
	www.civilwar-va.com /virginia/blackhistory.html (476 words)

	Photographs of African Americans During the Civil War (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
		Photographs of African Americans During the Civil War: A List of Images in the Civil War Photograph Collection
		African Americans in Military Camps and Sites of Military Activity
		"Bombproof quarters on the lines in front of Petersburg, Va., Aug. 1864." African American troops standing or sitting; one white man, not in uniform, seated in center of group.
	www.loc.gov /rr/print/list/081_cwaf2.html (1212 words)

	USCWC -- African Americans and the Civil War
		African American Records at the Maryland State University
		African American Women's Lives During the Civil War: An Annotated Bibliography
		Note: We are trying to compile ALL Civil War related links that can be found on the Web.
	www.cwc.lsu.edu /cwc/links/afam.htm (271 words)

	ReferenceResources:CivilWar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Civil War Documents, Books, and Other Information; American Civil War Preservation Groups, Civil War Collections, Reenactment and Living History Web, US Library of Congress, Orders of Battle, Regimental Histories, Other American Civil War Sites of Interest, Civil War Poetry and Music
		Digitized images cover slavery and abolition, the weapons and leaders of the war, and the life and culture of the times.
		Background and Causes of the War; Political and Social Catalysts for the War; Major Political and Military Leaders; Events and Battles of 1861-1862; Naval War; Events and Battles of 1863; Events and Battles of 1864-1865; Civilians and Miscellaneous; Reconstruction
	www.kidinfo.com /American_History/Civil_War.html (871 words)

	WITN \| The Role of African-Americans in the Civil War
		The Role of African-Americans in the Civil War
		You have an opportunity this weekend to learn about the role of African- Americans in the Civil War.
		Organizers of the event say there's been very little told about the role African-Americans played in the war, so they thought it was important to have a recognition of the efforts of those troops and those men that fought for freedom.
	www.witntv.com /news/headlines/1336512.html (122 words)

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		He also asked if native Americans were due an apology by those who aided in the genocide of his people.
		Lieutenant James Reese Europe was leader of the military band that was responsible for introducing France to the syncopated rythmns of fl americans.
		This study analyzes the history of the 24th Infantry regiment in the Korean War to determine the quality of its performance during that conflict.
	www.aawar.net (1686 words)

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