Use the excerpt from War Department General Order 143 to answer the question. What conclusion does the order MOST CLEARLY support? A. Midway through the war, recruitment of black soldiers turned the tide in favor of the Union. B. After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union actively recruited free and enslaved blacks to fight. C. At the outset of the Civil War, enslaved blacks fled the South to join the ranks of the Northern armies. D. Following early losses, Lincoln realized he had to increase the size of the army through black recruitment.

Answer 1

B. After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union actively recruited free and enslaved blacks to fight.