The U.S. Civil War: Was it one nation divided, remaking itself, or two nations at war? There is no one answer. But every day was a day of great change.
Friday, June 21, 2013
August 25, 1862---African-Americans join the Union Army
AUGUST 25, 1862:
U.S.
Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton authorizes the induction and arming of 5,000
freed slaves as members of the Union army.
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