Well now, we can't argue with the records now, can we?
TECHNICALLY, the revisionists are CORRECT that blacks could not serve in the REGULAR ARMY.
what they do NOT tell you (and they KNOW!)is that the PACSA had less than TWO THOUSAND MEMBERS (2,000!), most of whom were very senior officers!
99+ percent of the rebel military force were sailors,marines, privately raised units, local militia & STATE troops!
between 20 and 25 percent of the STATE troops were MEN of COLOR! my best GUESS is about 100,000-150,000 black men served the CSA as soldiers, sailors or marines.
for TRUTH & dixie LIBERTY,sw
Well now, we can't argue with the records now, can we?
Well, yes, we can. After more than decade of intense genealogical research of my Southern Georgia ancestors, it's pretty evident that thousands of CSA soldiers were people of (some) color. The Creek, Cherokee and other Indian cultures were prevalent in deep south states and intermarriages were much more common than most people realize. Add the Melungeon theories to that and you get quite a mix, from "Brass Ankles to Redbones."
In addition, all the "records" that are so often cited, are very often suspect, since record keeping was not the prime objective during those bloody years and it is even likely many records were politically "cooked."
It is always refreshng to see and hear Nelson Winbush give his presentation of support for Confederate heritage and extoll the valor of his black ancestor, who was with a North Carolina cavalry unit.
A retired teacher and a lifetime member of the SCV, Winbush minces no words in his disregard for yankee revisionist history.