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True or False- More soldiers died in the American Civil War due to illness than due to gunshot wounds.
True
Explain at least three ways that women on both sides aided in the war effort.
They served as nurses, spies. scouts, heads of agencies bringing relief to wounded and families and even in some cases as soldiers.
Abraham Lincoln issued a statement in September, 1862 saying that all slaves in states still in rebellion against The United States on January 1, 1863 shall be forever free.
The Emancipation Proclamation
African-American soldiers enlisted by the thousands starting in late 1862. About how many African-Americans served in the American Civil War?
About 200,000 (10% of Union forces by the end of the war).
Bonus: This slave was entrusted by his master to be captain of the Confederate supply ship Planter. One night, when all the rebel sailors had gone to town (Charleston), the slave and his crew stole the boat, loaded up their families and sailed to the Union blockade where they surrendered. He later became a United States Congressman from South Carolina.
Robert Smalls