Beginning in 1863 Black men were recruited as soldiers because the North was losing the war.

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Shown below: Tenth Calvary - Buffalo Soldiers. St.Mary’s Mt., 1894.

Some 186,000 Blacks fought in the Civil War.

Some 38,000 Black Soldiers died.

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Shown Below: Fort Pillow Massacre north of Memphis,1864 where Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest ‘s 3,000 Confederate troops slaughtered the Black defender and several members of  their families living in side.

They served as soldiers, laborers, spies, and scouts.  Sixteen Black soldiers and Five Black sailors received the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery.