Slavery

[MaddieM]

I found this quite by accident. I found it interesting, in that, if this is anything to go by, the North seemed to have a form of apartheid going on despite fighting for the abolition of slavery.

Someone has asked about Native Americans fighting in the Civil War. Here is the answer.

Hopefully, this is within the deadline. The answer is, no one really knows for sure. In 1863, in the Union Army, Native American's were typically classified as 'Colored Troops', and not allowed, for the most part, to serve with 'White' units. There are only a few known examples of Native Americans serving in the Union Army at Gettysburg, (and the only reason I know about them is from reading 'Civil War Times' magazine.

On the Confederate side, there were numerous American Indians serving in units from Texas (Hoods Brigade), but the Confederates did not classify Native Americans by race (oddly enough), nor did they classify hispanics by race, either. Therefore, while we know these people served, and no doubt were at Gettysburg, proving it is a different matter.

Most of the 'all Native American' units served in the TransMississippi Theatre during the war, in places like Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, and such.

http://en.allexperts.com/q/U-S-History-6...ysburg.htm

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"Fourscore and seven years ago our father brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

This statement is completely at odds with what was perpetrated on the Native Americans.