Use the excerpt from War Department General Order 143 to answer the question. This excerpt supports the conclusion that black soldiers in the Civil War A. refused to fight until guaranteed the same rights and privileges as whites. B. fought aggressively, the ferocity with which the Union fought the Confederacy. C. fought bravely, showing that they were deserving of the same rights as other citizens. D. fought recklessly, demonstrating that arming former enslaved persons endangered society.

C. fought bravely, showing that they were deserving of the same rights as other citizens.