Black Soldiers In The Civil War Timeline

By HannahGonzalez22
  • One Of Every Seven

    One Of Every Seven

    On Noverber 6 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected for president. At the time 1 out of ever 7 Americans were slaves.

  • A “WHITE MAN’S WAR”?

    "African-Americans had been serving as shipboard firemen, stewards, coal heavers and even boat pilots since 1861."

  • How Many?

    Around 180,000 free black men and escaped slaves served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

  • African American Enlistment

    July 17, 1862, Confiscation and Militia Act was the first step toward the enlistment of African Americans in the Union Army. It was not a invitetion for black men to join the army. But it aloud as many African Americans to fight in the Civil War

  • Black Soldier Not In Combat

    African American were not combat in the Civil War until January 1, 1863
  • Milliken's Bend, Louisiana

    Milliken's Bend, Louisiana

    It was the bloosiest battle. African Americans troop fought along side white troops.
  • First time in the Civil War that black troops led an infantry attack

    First time in the Civil War that black troops led an infantry attack

    The frist time the black soldier led an infantry attack was on July 18, 1863. Sadly they were outgunned and outnumber. In the end half of them got killed.

  • Fort Pillow, Tennessee

    In 1864 300 African American were killed, it was a controversial event of the Civil War.

  • Enrolment Act

    African Americans and the whites had equil pay.

  • Saltville, Virginia

    In march when white and black soldiers were going thougth saltville. The white troops did nto treat the African American troops nicely.