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To: CodeToad
Except the Union Army didn't free any slaves.

What did the Union Army do with slaves that came into its lines?

117 posted on 01/10/2017 7:27:41 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Mr. Lucky

Re-enslaved them into service of the Union army.

Slaves were not free until the 13th Amendment. That was after the war.


118 posted on 01/10/2017 7:30:36 AM PST by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
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