Write My Easy-How did African-Americans, North and South, free and slave, respond to the outbreak of war?

Write My Easy-How did African-Americans, North and South, free and slave, respond to the outbreak of war?

1.  How did African-Americans, North and South, free and slave, respond to the outbreak of war?

2. How were African-Americans used in the war effort by both the Union and the Confederacy?  What difficulties did they face in war service?

3.  What hardships did African-Americans, North and South, face during the war?  How did they seek to overcome these hardships?