Serving and being on the front are two different things. In WW2 it took three soldiers to support every one on the front line. I would never have put black soldiers on the front line if I was a CSA General. They would of served in the rear with the gear. There are more than a few pictures that would seem to be authentic. Yes many sites are pro Southern does that automatically make them more suspect than the pro Union?
No it doesn't, although it is very difficult to find people who still cling to the mythology and issues of an era they way southern sympathizers do. As to Blacks serving in the rear as opposed to the front lines, once again the story changes. The evidence being presented claims they fought on the front lines. The quote by Frederic Douglas, thrown out continously, speaks about them marching with rifles. It's why I question the validity of the data, it seems to change in the telling.
actually, Black VOLUNTEERS served in essentially every job that modern GIs would call "MOS".they served in the front lines & in the rear doing every sort of job.(ONE of the many ways that the LEFTIST/REVISIONIST/PC left LIES is saying that slaves didn't voluntarily serve as soldiers/sailors/marines. as far as that goes, that is TRUE. the REAL TRUTH is that the Black soldiers/sailors/marines were FREEMEN, as slaves were NOT FREE to take the Oath of Enlistment! the LEFTISTS/REVISIONISTS/socialists know this;it's called LYING BY OMISSION!)
btw,i ask any of you who are reading this to come with me to ANY US military post/base/camp, go to the PX/BX parking lot & start shouting that artillerymen, corpsmen,truck drivers,mechanics, clerks, paymasters,signalmen,MPs, etc,etc,etc are NOT REAL SOLDIERS/SAILORS/MARINES.
i will then QUIETLY stand back & watch those "pretend soldiers" punch you out. rotflmRao.
free dixie,sw