Trivia 1-22-18 True or False

[Trivia Master]

True or False
In June, 1864, black Union Soldiers' pay was made retroactive to the date of their enlistment.

Credit: @chellers

 

[hughes]

true

 

[Copperhead-mi]

False.
"In June 1864, Congress passed a bill equalizing pay retroactive to January 1, 1864, for all men who had been free at the start of the war. The Enrollment Act of March 3, 1865, finally granted full and equal back pay for all black soldiers."
Source - Encyclopedia Virginia - United States Colored Troops

 

[Jimklag]

True or False
In June, 1864, black Union Soldiers' pay was made retroactive to the date of their enlistment.

Credit: @chellers

True

 

[BlueNGrey]

False
"The protests about back pay continued until March of 1865 when Congress finally awarded all black soldiers back pay retroactive to their actual enlistment dates".

http://civilwarsaga.com/african-american-soldiers-protested-their-low-pay/

 

[nitrofd]

True.

 

[SWMODave]

False - act passed in 1864 only rose pay retroactive to the prior January 1st. It was not until March 1865 that retroactive pay to enlistment date was passed
Source

 

[DBF]

False - it only was retroactive to January 1, 1864 - not the date of their enlistment. ("for all men who were free at the start of the war")
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/United_States_Colored_Troops_The#start_entry

 

[captaindrew]

False, it was made retroactive to Jan. 1, 1864.

 

[kholland]

False

Finally, in June of 1864, Congress passed a law enforcing equal pay. The problem was the pay was retroactive only until the previous January 1st for most soldiers and from the time of enlistment for men who were already free before the Civil War began on April 19, 1861.

http://civilwarsaga.com/african-american-soldiers-protested-their-low-pay/

 

[ErnieMac]

False, in June, 1864, equal pay was made retroactive to Jan. 1, 1864, for all men who had been free at the start of the war.
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/United_States_Colored_Troops_The#start_entry

 

[Schwallanscher]

true

 

[truthckr]

true

 

[Waterloo50]

True or False
In June, 1864, black Union Soldiers' pay was made retroactive to the date of their enlistment.

Credit: @chellers

True. APPROVED, June 15, 1864.

 

[MC44]

true.

 

[William G Hendry]

TRUE

In June 1864 Congress granted equal pay to the U.S. Colored Troops and made the action retroactive. Black soldiers received the same rations and supplies. In addition, they received comparable medical care. The black troops, however, faced greater peril than white troops when captured by the Confederate Army.

 

[connecticut yankee]

TRUE

 

[Wallyfish]

False. Not all black soldiers were granted back pay retroactive to their enlistment date in June of 1864. For black soldiers who were not free blacks at the start of the CW, their retro pay only went back to 1/1/1864. This technically forces the answer to be no as the question must be referring to all blacks since no other qualifiers were given. It wasn't until March 3, 1865 when all blacks were given full retro pay.

Question is like Miracle Max's line in the movie Princess Bride. The question is mostly true but mostly true is slightly false. So false it is!


Inigo Montoya: He's dead. He can't talk.
Miracle Max: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.
Inigo Montoya: What's that?
Miracle Max: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.



http://civilwarsaga.com/african-american-soldiers-protested-their-low-pay/

https://books.google.com/books?id=U...on soldiers retroactive pay civil war&f=false


Finally, in June of 1864, Congress passed a law enforcing equal pay. The problem was the pay was retroactive only until the previous January 1st for most soldiers and from the time of enlistment for men who were already free before the Civil War began on April 19, 1861.

In June 1864, Congress passed a bill equalizing pay retroactive to January 1, 1864, for all men who had been free at the start of the war. The Enrollment Act of March 3, 1865, finally granted full and equal back pay for all black soldiers.

 

[FarawayFriend]

The reply could be: True - but not for every black soldier.
But my answer rather is:

False. Or better not entirely true ...

From June 1864 not all black Union soldiers received equal payment retroactive to the date of their enlistment, only those who had been free before the Civil War. This unfairness was only corrected in March 1865.

"Finally, in June of 1864, Congress passed a law enforcing equal pay. The problem was the pay was retroactive only until the previous January 1st for most soldiers and from the time of enlistment for men who were already free before the Civil War began on April 19, 1861.
[...]
The protests about back pay continued until March of 1865 when Congress finally awarded all black soldiers back pay retroactive to their actual enlistment dates."
http://civilwarsaga.com/african-american-soldiers-protested-their-low-pay/

 

[adisciu9]

True.
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war