Yes, Black soldiers in the Civil War experienced more violence than white soldiers for several reasons:

• Confederate Policy:The Confederate Congress threatened harsh punishment for captured Black soldiers and their officers. This included potential enslavement or execution.
• Racial Animus:Many Confederate soldiers held racist views and saw Black soldiers as a threat to the Confederacy’s way of life. This could lead to harsher treatment or outright violence towards captured Black soldiers.

Here are some examples of the increased violence Black soldiers faced:

• Fort Pillow Massacre:In 1864, Confederate troops under General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked Union forces at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. Many of the Union soldiers were Black, and after surrendering, they were massacred by Confederate troops.
• Denial of Prisoner of War Status:Confederates often refused to grant Black soldiers POW status, leaving them vulnerable to harsher treatment or even execution.

While the war was brutal for all soldiers, Black soldiers faced an additional layer of violence due to racism.