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Legends of the Negro Leagues :: NLB History :: BLC Roster :: BLACK SOLDIERS (HEC)

Prior to the start of the Civil War, government policy prevented blacks from serving in the state militias or the U.S. Army or Navy. In 1862, soon after the war effort began, segregated forces were established allowing blacks to enlist their service. By the end of the war a great number of blacks had served in the war effort, almost all of them fighting for the Union army.

How many black Civil War soldiers and sailors were awarded the U.S. military’s Medal of Honor?



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