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- Aug 25, 2012
We can add up all the USCT and all the black sailors, but does any one have a good guess on the number of other blacks who serve with, if not, in the Union Armed Forces?
Starting in 1863 the Union allowed black under cooks to enlist in the Union Army in "white" units. I have never seen good numbers for these black under cooks. How many black were teamsters? How many blacks were servents or personal cooks? There were also numerous blacks who built fortifications.
I have never seen good numbers but it was likely it was nearly 75 to 100 thousand.
I have read that many teamsters we black. Many Union regiments seemed to have a fair amount of black cooks and servents. I have never seen a good estimate.
Starting in 1863 the Union allowed black under cooks to enlist in the Union Army in "white" units. I have never seen good numbers for these black under cooks. How many black were teamsters? How many blacks were servents or personal cooks? There were also numerous blacks who built fortifications.
I have never seen good numbers but it was likely it was nearly 75 to 100 thousand.
I have read that many teamsters we black. Many Union regiments seemed to have a fair amount of black cooks and servents. I have never seen a good estimate.
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