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Buffalo Soldiers | The Brass Letters | 1
Lindsey Graham
Black soldiers had fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, but they had never served in the regular army, and they were banned from state militias. And even as Union army losses mounted, Lincoln and his advisors were reluctant to allow black men to take up arms. But as the Civil War dragged on and the death toll climbed, sentiment began to change.
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