They fear giving Black men guns and Blacks were not good soldiers.
1778-0223, Race, not enough White men want to be soldiers. BG Varnum decides to let blacks in his unit.
1779-0616, Race, BG Varnum creates Varnum-Bde, comprised of Black slaves. A US slave brigade. 5,000-Black soldiers fight the War for Independence.
1861-0615, Gender, the First Female in the US Military.
Kady Bownell 19, the 1ST Female in the USA on Active-Duty. She volunteered to join Olney-Bn-1-Varnum Regiment (Black)-Union-Army, in Rhode Island. Kady, a White woman, volunteered with her black husband. She was on Active-Duty with the unit for the entire Civil War from 1861 thru 1865.
1950–0915, All colored units disbanded due to cowardice in Korea
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