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- Oct 17, 2012
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- Middle Tennessee
Glory and Union
May 7, 2015
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A man may never be able to feel free, unless they themselves have earned the shade of liberty. This desire to create their own freedom surged throughout the African American community during the Civil War. Thousands of young, old, weak, and strong African American men were eager to enlist in the Union Army following the bombardment on Fort Sumter of April 1861.
But, Uncle Sam would not allow for any African American men to wear the blue uniform. President Abraham Lincoln feared that the enlistment of African American soldiers would cause Border States like Maryland and Missouri to succeed from the Union.
More: http://www.concordy.com/807/2015/05/glory-and-union/
May 7, 2015
1 26
Expired Image Removed
A man may never be able to feel free, unless they themselves have earned the shade of liberty. This desire to create their own freedom surged throughout the African American community during the Civil War. Thousands of young, old, weak, and strong African American men were eager to enlist in the Union Army following the bombardment on Fort Sumter of April 1861.
But, Uncle Sam would not allow for any African American men to wear the blue uniform. President Abraham Lincoln feared that the enlistment of African American soldiers would cause Border States like Maryland and Missouri to succeed from the Union.
More: http://www.concordy.com/807/2015/05/glory-and-union/
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