And by 'soldiers", they of course mean slaves were forced to accompany their masters in harm's way.
"...by 'soldiers", they of course mean slaves..."
WRONG!!
They were FREE men.
People who don't study history may find it remarkable that there were free blacks living in the South; but there were. Furthermore, some slaves were owned by "persons of color" (as the title documents record.)
BTW, only 12% of white southerners owned slaves.
slaves, accompanying their owners, were NOT members of the forces, as they were not free to take the Oath of Enlistment.
free dixie,sw