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What was the physical condition and education level of the average enlistee?At the beginning, troopers were physically below par. Years of slavery, wretched food and subnormal living conditions before and during the Civil War had taken their toll. When the 10th Regiment formed at Ft. Leavenworth in 1866, many more applicants were turned away than accepted. Most of the Black recruits could neither read nor write and were dependent upon officers who could. Most of them were illiterate because prior to emancipation, enslaved Blacks were prohibited from learning to read and write.
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