[VanDeKoik]

"He was 11 years old when he entered service with the Confederate States of America as a cook and servant to Colonel William F. Henderson,"

Um, what?

Entered service as a servant?
I think some of you neo-Conferderates are reaching.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

"...Entered service as a servant?
I think some of you neo-Conferderates are reaching..."

Yeah, a servant to a field commander (aka his aide). The article refers to the 90,000 black confederate soldiers. They were freemen who fought alongside their white countrymen in integrated units. (Contrast that with the federal armies that segregated the blacks into cannon-fodder units.)
No, The confederate blacks weren't fighting for slavery, any more than most whites weren't; but for their country, homes, and families.

[righthand man]

vandekoik: do a little research next time .

http://37thtexas.org/html/BlkHist.html

Black Confederates Why haven't we heard more about them? National Park Service historian, Ed Bearrs, stated, "I don't want to call it a conspiracy to ignore the role of Blacks both above and below the Mason-Dixon line, but it was definitely a tendency that began around 1910" Historian, Erwin L. Jordan, Jr., calls it a "cover-up" which started back in 1865. He writes, "During my research, I came across instances where Black men stated they were soldiers, but you can plainly see where 'soldier' is crossed out and 'body servant' inserted, or 'teamster' on pension applications." Another black historian, Roland Young, says he is not surprised that blacks fought. He explains that "some, if not most, Black southerners would support their country" and that by doing so they were "demonstrating it's possible to hate the system of slavery and love one's country." This is the very same reaction that most African Americans showed during the American Revolution, where they fought for the colonies, even though the British offered them freedom if they fought for them. It has been estimated that over 65,000 Southern blacks were in the Confederate ranks. Over 13,000 of these, "saw the elephant" also known as meeting the enemy in combat. These Black Confederates included both slave and free. The Confederate Congress did not approve blacks to be officially enlisted as soldiers (except as musicians), until late in the war. But in the ranks it was a different story. Many Confederate officers did not obey the mandates of politicians, they frequently enlisted blacks with the simple criteria, "Will you fight?" Historian Ervin Jordan, explains that "biracial units" were frequently organized "by local Confederate and State militia Commanders in response to immediate threats in the form of Union raids". Dr. Leonard Haynes, an African-American professor at Southern University, stated, "When you eliminate the black Confederate soldier, you've eliminated the history of the South."

[Humal]

"Entered service as a servant?
I think some of you neo-Conferderates are reaching."

What do you mean by this? "...reaching" There really were slaves and freedmen who entered the CSA to fight for THEIR homeland too. Some held a rifle; some cooked; but they served.