Thirty-seven thousand African American servicemen gave their lives as Union soldiers in the U.S. Civil War, a rate of loss about 40 percent higher than that among white soldiers. Why did black soldiers fight and die so fiercely?

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African American soldiers fought fiercely because they were motivated by the potential freedom of their race, the hope of gaining civil rights, and the severe consequences they faced if captured by Confederate forces.

Thirty-Seven Thousand African American Servicemen Gave Their Lives as Union