What groups where promised Forty Acres and a Mule after the Civil War?

After the Civil War, the promise of "Forty Acres and a Mule" was primarily aimed at formerly enslaved African Americans. This proposal was initiated by General William Tecumseh Sherman in Special Field Orders No. 15, which aimed to redistribute land to freed slaves to help them establish independent livelihoods. However, the promise was largely unfulfilled, as land redistribution efforts faced significant political and logistical obstacles during the Reconstruction era. Ultimately, most freedmen did not receive the land or resources promised to them.