AAAD 150 1nd Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. Watched “Glory”Outline of Current Lecture II. Robert SmallsIII. Massachusetts 54th RegimentIV. Emancipation and Proclamation Current LectureI. Robert Smalls- An enslaved man, who, after the civil war, became a sea captain and a politician - He freed himself, his crew and their families from slavery by taking over the confederate transport ship and was able to sail to freedom by traveling beyond the Federal BlockadeII. Massachusetts 54th Regiment- Best known USCT (US colored troop) and the subject of the film “Glory” - 2 of Douglass’s sons volunteered (Lewis and Charles)- End of 1863 70+ regiments were formed and serving - Confederates hated the idea of armed black soldiers and they did what they could to show this hatred - Led assault on Fort Wagnero Very courageous o Lost ½ of men and had to retreato Still were not exempt from discrimination III. Emancipation and Proclamation - Preliminary (First)o Pertained only to the Confederate Stateso Followed a bloody Union victory in battle of Antietam o 4 slave states in Union rejected plea for emancipation - Final (Second)o It provided for the enrollment of freedmen into military service o Applied only to confederate states o Did not meet goal of permanent emancipation These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Did not free slaves in border states o Called for black volunteers to Union army Enough men to defeat Confederacy Most of troops came from South (98,000 of Union army were from Southern
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