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[Tijeras_Slim]

Thanks!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

At first glance, those links give the impression that no black men fought for the Union. Then I guess it is no news that many tens of thousands of freed slaves fought for their freedom in the Union army.

I do have a problem with the concept "fighting for the South". As a southerner, I say that the people who were really fighting for the South in the Civil War was the Union army as they were fighting to free ALL southerners from the tyranny of the Confederate slaveowners.

[groanup]

Thanks. Bookmarked.

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

Bookmarked. Thanks for all the links...

[U S Army EOD]

At the court house in Wilkes County, GA are some photograpths of meetings of Confederate Veterans about 1890 or so. Of the 100 or so gentlemen in the photograth are about 6 to 8 black men. They are in no special place and seemed to be just part of the group. All 100 men are dressed about the same.

[LeoWindhorse]

It's interestin that the Yankee supporters that always trumpet the numbers of Negros in the Union Forces fail to acknowledge that great numbers of those were conscripted. And many of those very unwillingly conscripted , torn from families and home and thrust into the Union service at bayonet point.
How is this different than slavery itself? Even the Rebs did not force the Negros to appear in the heat of battle unwillingly. Yet the Union did this . As they were the victors
at that time , it was easy for them to sweep this little fact under the proverbial rug for quite awhile.
Neither to they mention how vast numbers of 'Contraband' were 'freed' , only to be pushed off their plantations , having their housing burned and food stolen , turned into refugees and not offered much (if any) help and assistance whatsoever. It was one of the greatest human rights disasters in American history . And yet ,still today, people celebrate this and consider it some 'great victory!'

[righthand man]

Thanks for the Ping