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-The letter did seem a little extreme, but keep in mind it was from the Confederate Congress. How would Union officers be treated if captured while commanding white troops and how would this action play out in the prisoner of war exchange? Union officers risked their lives commanding black troops, but in the realm of war, were they not already risking their lives in general? Does it really matter what color troops they were commanding once they entered the battlefield? | -The letter did seem a little extreme, but keep in mind it was from the Confederate Congress. How would Union officers be treated if captured while commanding white troops and how would this action play out in the prisoner of war exchange? Union officers risked their lives commanding black troops, but in the realm of war, were they not already risking their lives in general? Does it really matter what color troops they were commanding once they entered the battlefield? | ||
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-Also, I think the Union government did want the slaves as black troops. The Union needed laborers, thus the contraband of runaway slaves was a good source put to use beginning with sticking them in the navy, putting them to work on the grounds, and eventually, once they were skilled, placing them into combat. Eventually viewed as good fighters, the Union began to recruit blacks from the north and south for the war effort, at the same time ultimately weakening the south by removing their labor. After all, what else would the Union do with about a quarter of the southern black population that carried a hint of hatred against confederates?-James Drury | -Also, I think the Union government did want the slaves as black troops. The Union needed laborers, thus the contraband of runaway slaves was a good source put to use beginning with sticking them in the navy, putting them to work on the grounds, and eventually, once they were skilled, placing them into combat. Eventually viewed as good fighters, the Union began to recruit blacks from the north and south for the war effort, at the same time ultimately weakening the south by removing their labor. After all, what else would the Union do with about a quarter of the southern black population that carried a hint of hatred against confederates?-James Drury | ||
