Black fighting men captured by the Confederates were treated the same as white prisoners of war.

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Black fighting men were often subject to harsher treatment by Confederate soldiers and officials, and were sometimes even executed or returned to slavery, rather than being treated as prisoners of war. The Confederacy did not officially recognize black soldiers as legitimate combatants, and therefore felt no obligation to treat them as such.

Black Fighting Men Captured by the Confederates Were Treated the Same