Ordinary white farmers and white workers died in significant numbers fighting against slavery and for the Union, but most soldiers killed and maimed in the carnage were enslaved blacks.

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While many white soldiers died fighting for the Union, the majority of soldiers killed and maimed were not enslaved blacks. Enslaved blacks were not the majority of the Union army; the Union army was predominantly composed of white soldiers, and while African American soldiers (who were free or had escaped slavery) served valiantly in the United States Colored Troops, they did not constitute the majority of casualties.

Ordinary White Farmers and White Workers Died in Significant Numbers