How were African-Americans treated as soldiers during the Civil War?
1 Answer
Jul 2, 2016
They were treated vey poorly.
Explanation:
Their job consisted in hauling logs and ammunition for the White soldiers. They had to dig trenches and were paid $10 a month when White soldiers made $13 a month. Equal pay was granted only at the end of the war.
Sources: A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn, p196.
