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African Americans in the Union forces

1811: Largest rebellion crushed but inspires others
1811: Lewis Hayden: Leading abolitionist, state politician
1825: March Haynes: Freedom guide, key Union spy
1846: After defeat, Mexico cedes 55% of its land to U.S.
1849: Harriet Tubman: "Moses" is also top Union spy
1850: Martin Delany: Abolitionist leader champions Black self-reliance
1851: Sojourner Truth: Activist for abolition, women's rights, prison reform
1858: Plan hatched for guerrilla war against slavery
1861: African Americans push to serve in military
1861: Bloody clashes in Baltimore as Civil War starts
1861: Landscape architect helps persuade Britain to shun Confederacy
1861: Enslaved people declared "contraband of war"
1862: Robert Smalls: Sails Confederate ship to freedom
1862: Sculptor honors abolitionists, feminists
1862: William Gould: Rows to freedom, serves in Union Navy
1863: Volunteers of color rush to join Union military
1863: Tour raises funds for freedmen schools
1863: Eldest son of Frederick Douglass enlists
1863: Abraham Galloway: Militant activist, Union spy, civil rights leader
1863: Anti-Black racism fuels deadly draft riots
1863: Attack on fort repelled; 280 Union casualties
1864: U.S. soldiers kill, rape Native people promised asylum
1864: Another Massachusetts regiment of color forms
1864: Gavel made from whipping post gifted to activists
1865: Death toll makes war bloodiest in U.S. history
1865: March honors fallen Union war captives

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