Benefits Of The Black Union Army - 1481 Words

Benefits of the Black Union Army-Did Blacks Receive Equal Treatment? Introduction The black union army is a term commonly used to refer to the black men of African American origin who were mostly recruited into the American army as a consequence of the civil war between the northern and southern states. This war came to an end with the surrender of the nonfederal forces in 1865, after a fierce battle that had started three years prior with the firing on Fort Sumter. As a result racial of discrimination, the efforts of African Americans in winning the civil war were not aired. In the earlier years blacks were associated with slavery, and were destined to hard work and service for the whites. They had no constitutional rights to a formal†¦show more content†¦By the end of the victorious civil war, a third of the African American armies out of the estimated 180,000 enlisted until 1865, had perished in the battle fields (A+E Networks, 1). During the 1862, the second black militia group was absorbed into the Union Army in Louisiana by Major General Butler Benjamin, and led by black lieutenants and captains and was to be known as the Louisiana Native Guards. After this incident, the black men took the opportunity and formed many other colored infantries that helped in liberating power from the non federal regime leading to the formation of the Black Union Armies. Benefits of the Black Union Army To a great extent, the involvement of African American’s in the Civil War and the occurrence of this war at the time, the democratic government needed a strong force, assisted in uplifting the status and dignity of the black people in the american society. This created a highway to commence a number of constitutional reforms that gave blacks the freedom and chance to engage in many issues affecting the American people as a nation, and the black identity unlike before. The Emancipation Proclamation Since 1792, the federal law had prohibited the enlisting black men into the army and was to submit and work as slaves in the United States. After one year of warfare with the non federal states, there was evidence of victory to the democratic