Class Notes 17.1b (NB p. 19) Emancipation Proclamation – Frederick Douglass’ support – impact on enlistment – officers in African American regiments – duties of black regiments – Negro soldiers’ pay – the 54 th Massachusetts – Fort Wagner – dangers for African American soldiers – Skip two lines between each!
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Class Notes 17.1b (NB p. 19)
Emancipation Proclamation –
Frederick Douglass’ support –
impact on enlistment –
officers in African American regiments –
duties of black regiments –
Negro soldiers’ pay –
the 54th Massachusetts –
Fort Wagner –
dangers for African American soldiers –
Skip two lines between each!
Lesson 17.1b: The
Emancipation Proclamation and African American Soldiers
Today we will describe the role
of black soldiers in the Civil War.
What We Already KnowWhat We Already Know
By the summer of 1862, the
Confederacy had won most major battles and Lee
was preparing to invade Maryland.
By the summer of 1862, the
Confederacy had won most major battles and Lee
was preparing to invade Maryland.
What We Already KnowWhat We Already Know
With every rebel victory, the British government
grew closer to recognizing the Confederacy and providing it with aid.
With every rebel victory, the British government
grew closer to recognizing the Confederacy and providing it with aid.
What We Already Know
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation
Proclamation, freeing all slaves in Confederate
hands and forcing Britain to withhold aid
from the South.
African American Soldiers
Before the Emancipation Proclamation, the government had discouraged black
enlistment.
Before the Emancipation Proclamation, the government had discouraged black
enlistment.
African American Soldiers
• Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation invited African Americans to join the Union army.
• Frederick Douglass praised the decision, believing that military service by blacks would guarantee their rights to citizenship.
African American Soldiers African American Soldiers
After emancipation, African Americans rushed to join the army.
After emancipation, African Americans rushed to join the army.
African American Soldiers
By the end of the war, 180,000 black soldiers had fought for the Union army.
By the end of the war, 180,000 black soldiers had fought for the Union army.
African American Soldiers African American Soldiers
African-American soldiers fought in all-black units led by white officers.African-American soldiers fought in all-black units led by white officers.
African American Soldiers
African Americans often were assigned the worst jobs and paid less than white soldiers.African Americans often were assigned the