African American soldiers in the Union Select one: a. constituted a large segment of the initial volunteers who joined the war effort. b. died in combat in larger numbers than white soldiers. c. were not paid for their military service. d. experienced a higher mortality rate than white soldiers. e. were allowed only to dig trenches and transport water.

d. Experienced a higher mortality rate than white soldiers.

Explanation:

Around 40,000, out of 179,000, African American soldiers died in the civil war. The majority of them (30,000) of infectious disease, not in combat. This was mostly because they were given lower quality equipment, were kept in hazardous conditions, or were given the most dangerous tasks for infection.