African American Confederate Soldiers, U.S. Civil War

The African American Confederate Soldiers Who Served During The U.S. Civil War

Hamilton Historical Records

The American Confederate Government, at the first years of the Civil War, did not want African Americans serving as soldiers. At that time only slaves serving their masters were allowed on the battlefield. As the Confederate Army had a growing need for troops, the government approved having blacks serve as soldiers.

Published by Hamilton Historical Records

I'm a historian and legal expert from Virginia who is related to individuals who rode on the Mayflower, founding father George Mason IV, three Union veterans from the U.S. Civil War, and President Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt’s family.

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