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Civil War and the USCT

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Introduction:
"Let's look at some of the history involving Afro American contribution to preserve the Union."


1. After the capture of this southern city, 15,000 colored troops were recruited into the Union Army.
    Mobile
    Baton Rouge
    New Orleans
    Nashville


2. By war's end how many black soldiers and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for their valor?
    24
    13
    8
    22


3. The U.S. War Department issued this general order on May 22, 1863.
    Emancipation Proclamation
    General Order 191
    General Order 143
    General Order 72


4. This act, signed by Lincoln on July 17, 1862, affected how black soldiers were paid.
    Draft Board Act
    Militia Act
    Equal Anemity Act
    One-Tenth Act


5. Congress granted black soldiers equal pay on June 15, 1864.
    True
    False


6. This black soldier was the Union's first black officer.
    Frederick Douglas
    Major Martin Delany
    Lt. - Col. Robert Gould Shaw
    Capt. Augustus Wild


7. Along with the 54th Massachusetts, which two other black units were recruited in the Boston Area?
    55th Mass Infantry and 5th Mass Cavalry
    5th Mass cavalry and 55th Mass Lt Artillery
    55th Mass Infantry and 15th Mass cavalry
    55th Mass and 56th Mass Volunteer Inf Regs.


8. It was not until this year that black Civil War veterans received their pensions.
    1870
    1865
    1890
    1868


9. During the Petersburg siege the War Department authorized the formation of an all black corps. What was its numeral designation?
    XXV Corps
    X Corps
    XVIII Corps
    XXII Corps


10. How many black field officers were there in the Union Army?
    1,080
    20
    100
    174


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