<span> A few women disguised themselves as men and joined the fight. Others served our country as spies and nurses.
Actually African Americans served for both sides: the confederate and union, but f</span>ree black men were finally permitted to enlist late in 1862 for the union army. As for the confederate army t<span>ens of thousands of blacks may have served, willingly or otherwise.</span>
They couldn’t understand because all of the cruelty and suffering
