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Compared to their white counterparts, how were African American soldiers were treated during the Civil War

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Sorry I'm a little late but here you go:Although the threat generally restrained the Confederates, black captives were typically treated more harshly than white captives. In perhaps the most heinous known example of abuse, Confederate soldiers shot to death black Union soldiers captured at the Fort Pillow, TN, engagement of 1864.

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