African Americans in the American Civil War

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath	led to 13th Amendment
gptkbp:casualties	about 40,000 died
gptkbp:contributedAs	scouts cooks teamsters
gptkbp:contributedTo	Union victory end of slavery in the United States
gptkbp:enlistmentAuthorizedBy	gptkb:Militia_Act_of_1862
gptkbp:faced	gptkb:racism lower pay risk of execution if captured segregated units threat of enslavement if captured by Confederates unequal treatment violence from both sides
gptkbp:firstAllowedToEnlist	1862 (Union Army)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	African Americans in the American Civil War
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Abolitionist_movement Frederick Douglass's advocacy
gptkbp:legalStatus	Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in Confederate states
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Hudson gptkb:Fort_Pillow_Massacre gptkb:Battle_of_Milliken's_Bend
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:Harriet_Tubman gptkb:Robert_Smalls
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:United_States_Colored_Troops gptkb:54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:numberServed	about 18,000 in Union Navy over 180,000 in Union Army
gptkbp:recipient	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(several_individuals)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:African-American gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:role	nurses soldiers laborers spies
gptkbp:servedIn	gptkb:Union_Army gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkbp:startDate	1861-1865
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Negro_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6