Which Of These Groups Was Promised ""Forty Acres And A Mule"" After The Civil War?. The promise of forty acres and a mule symbolized a radical shift in land ownership and aimed to establish a support system for freed slaves, while also serving military and punitive goals. Forty acres and a mule is part of special field orders no.

Forty acres and a mule is part of special field orders no. The promise of forty acres and a mule symbolized a radical shift in land ownership and aimed to establish a support system for freed slaves, while also serving military and punitive goals.