Joshism
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For simplicity I'll quote Wikipedia: "In December the army was reorganized and the XVIII and X Corps were for the time discontinued. All the black troops in the army were formed into the XXV Corps and the white troops into the XXIV Corps and the Departments of Virginia and North Carolina were separated."
Noah Andre Trudeau's "The Last Citadel" mentions the change in passing, with a vague explanation about white and black regiments not fighting well together.
Why did this change take place, and why in December 1864? I assume political considerations were involved...
Noah Andre Trudeau's "The Last Citadel" mentions the change in passing, with a vague explanation about white and black regiments not fighting well together.
Why did this change take place, and why in December 1864? I assume political considerations were involved...