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Nearly 40,000 black soldiers died over the course of the war — 30,000 of infection or disease. Black soldiers served in artillery and infantry and performed all noncombat support functions that sustain an army, as well. Black carpenters, chaplains, cooks, guards, laborers, nurses, scouts, spies, also contributed to the war cause. There were nearly 80 black commissioned officers.

How did black soldiers contribute to the war effort other than in combat?

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According to the video, why did Black soldiers want to fight for the Union Army?

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How Black Union Soldiers Went from Slavery to Forever Free

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The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Origins
Early in February 1863.  When the 54th Infantry regiment headed off to training camp two weeks later more than 1,000 men had volunteered. Many came from other states, such as New York, Indiana and Ohio; some even came from Canada. One-quarter of the volunteers came from slave states and the Caribbean. Fathers and sons (some as young as 16) enlisted together. The most famous enlistees were Charles and Lewis Douglass, two sons of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

The 54th Regiment was the first Black Regiment. How do you think this particular regiment impacted the war?

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