Question

Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.

Both the Union and the Confederacy used African American soldiers during the Civil War.

Answer 1

True

Explanation:African-Americans served in the in the Civil War on both the Union and Confederate side. In the Union army, over 179,000 African American men served in over 160 units.

In the Confederacy, African-Americans were still slaves and they served mostly in labor positions. By 1865, the South allowed slaves to enlist but very few actually did.