Dist. Columbia 3,269
Kentucky 23,703
Maryland 8,718
Missouri 8,344
West Virginia 196
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Total, Border States 45,184

Alabama 4,969
Arkansas 5,526
Florida 1,044
Georgia -
Louisiana 3,486
Mississippi 17,869
North Carolina 5,035
South Carolina 5,462
Tennessee 20,133
Texas 47
Virginia -
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Total, Southern States 63,571

STATES AND TERRITORIES.--(_Continued._)

Colored Troops furnished
1861-'65.
Indian Nation -
Colored Troops[96] -
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Grand Total 173,079
At Large 733
Not accounted for 5,083
Officers 7,122
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Total 186,017

Notwithstanding the complete demonstration of fact that Negroes were
required as United States soldiers, there were many opposers of the
movement. Some of the best men and leading journals were very
conservative on this question. An elaborate and cautious editorial in
the "New York Times" of February 16, 1863, fairly exhibits the
nervousness of the North on the subject of the military employment of
the Negro.

"USE OF NEGROES AS SOLDIERS.

"One branch of Congress has rejected a bill authorizing the
enlistment of negro soldiers. Mr. Sumner declares his intention
to persist in forcing the passage of such a law by offering it as
an amendment to some other bill. Meantime the President, by laws
already enacted, has full authority