Black Defender
non-eommissi oned officer ,
fICUS, fought Wlder General Andrew
J of Orleans.
In regard to the use of free s in
th army, General J n wrote th
o emor of Louisiana, saying,
"1bey m be other for or aaamst
and you ma e them
confi in them
maaae them by every dear and
lnorllble tie to the inter of th coun-
try, bich ends to them equal rights
and pri . 'th hi men!'
From the beginning, many b s
, ed the a ruggI that ouId
eventually lead to liberation. Many
millions more, bo , had been so op-
oresseo and accepting of their servil
'tion permanent way of life that
1lOU'llna mattered to them. A tJ]Igic ar
,._t'"V"'It� for the God-given minds
of most Americans had
been on by those in America who
woukl oppress. They bad no hope, Their
e demolished. Stin, there were
numero bo did volunteer for
c,an"..'..,. with the Union forces but ere
rejected.
I only after t 0 years of bitter
experience tha the Union military
s 'tdled policy. only ere bIac 01-
untcers �, bIac were re-
cruited for the army. A "Negro Bureau"
estaaJShed in the U.S. War Depart-
ment to IIWl8&e affairs of tile United
Colored Troo (U.S.C.T,).
ithin the ranks, bl had to fi t
t y and fair tJ1 t.
even as they are fighting in some ays
today. They also fought for blac of-
. fleers to command the so-called alI-blac
units. But this as to be a losing battle
until almost half a century later, The on­
ly blac "officers" ere chaplains or
All told, som 200,(8) bl s served
as soldi in defense of America in the
.Union forces, and an equal number
ed as laborers. Some 30,(8) sa service
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