"The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground,"
a painting depicting the 54th Massachusetts attack on Ft. Wagner
(Image
Source: Wikimedia Commons--public domain)
United States History
Question of the Day
Slaves as Soldiers in the Civil War
"The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground,"
a painting depicting the 54th Massachusetts attack on Ft. Wagner
(Image
Source: Wikimedia Commons--public domain)
Question 0111137:
During the Civil War Southern slaves
(A) were never allowed to enlist for either side in the Civil War
(B) served in integrated units in the Union army following their escape to the North
(C) often ran from Southern plantations and worked for or enlisted as Union troops
(D) opposed the Emancipation Proclamation because it did not affect the border states
(E) were always forbidden from accompanying their Confederate masters to the military front