[Grand Old Partisan]

There were 40,000 white Tenneseans in the U.S. Army during the Civil War -- hardly a negigible number.

[GOPcapitalist]

There were 40,000 white Tenneseans in the U.S. Army during the Civil War -- hardly a negigible number.

Yeah, cause Tennessee was on the border and had divided loyalties, though still a minority of unionists. Go deeper south though. Check Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and the Carolinas. Check Mississippi and Arkansas. Check the heart of dixie - at most you will find a few thousand, if not a few dozen. You claimed 100,000 soldiers served yet that number simply isn't supportable.