This is an account of a Civil War battle given by Colonel Norwood Hallowell. Between the attacks of Weitzel and Augur, an assault was ordered from our extreme right by the black regiments as a diversion. Their ground was very difficult and disadvantageous, but they fought without panic, and suffered before falling back in good order. Their conduct and its indication of character and manliness made a profound impression on the army. What does this account say about African Americans during the Civil War?

This is an account of a Civil War battle given by Colonel Norwood Hallowell. Between the attacks of Weitzel and Augur, an assault was ordered from our extreme right by the black regiments as a diversion. Their ground was very difficult and disadvantageous, but they fought without panic, and suffered before falling back in good order. Their conduct and its indication of character and manliness made a profound impression on the army. What does this account say about African Americans during the Civil War?