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OpenStudy (salemlover352):

Which of the following was a typical activity for one of the Black Dispatches? A.) giving president Lincoln advice on the Emancipation Proclamation B.) burying dead soldiers after the major battles C.) building defenses for a Union camp in the South D.) passing information to a Union army commander about Confederate plans

OpenStudy (the_beast_eli):

I think it's A. :-)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Its B

OpenStudy (salemlover352):

Um..?

OpenStudy (the_beast_eli):

It'a B

OpenStudy (salemlover352):

Black Dispatches was a common term used among Union military men in the American Civil War for intelligence on Confederate forces provided by Negroes. This source of information represented a prolific and productive category of intelligence obtained and acted on by Union forces throughout the Civil War. Wouldn't that make it D?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes D.) passing information to a Union army commander about Confederate plans

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hands down on it

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