[Non-Sequitur]

The article refers to the 90,000 black confederate soldiers. They were freemen who fought alongside their white countrymen in integrated units.

According to the 1860 census there were, at best, about 23,000 free black men of military age in the entire south. Did each of them enlist 4 times?

[rustbucket]

I don't know about the 90,000, but free blacks certainly offered their services. Here are some newpaper excerpts at the time of the war reported in the Congressional Globe of May 14, 1868:

We learn that one hundred and fifty able-bodied free colored men of Charleston offered their services gratuitously to the Governor to hasten forward the important work of throwing up redoubts wherever needed along our coasts. [Charleston Mercury, January 3, 1861]

A gentleman from Charleston says that everything there betokens active preparations for fight. The thousand negroes busy building batteries, so far from inclining to resurrection, were grinning from ear to ear at the prospect of shooting the Yankees. [Washington dispatch to the Evening Post, date not provided in the Congressional Globe]

We learn that about seventy of the most respectable free negroes in this city have enrolled themselves, and design tendering their services to the Governor to act in whatever capacity may be assigned them in defense of the State. Three cheers for the patriotic free negroes of Lynchburg. [Republican, Lynchburg, Virginia, April, 1861]

The negroes in all this section of the country, slave and free, are as loyal as could be desired. They freely proffer their services to the State and zealously contend for the privilege of being allowed to work on the batteries. Yesterday General Gwynn declined the services of three hundred from Hampton who solicited employment on the batteries, and twice and thrice that number could be obtained in this vicinity in a single day, if it was thought advisable to accept them. Indeed the entire fortifications of this harbor might be constructed by the voluntary labor of negroes, who would claim no higher reward than the privilege of being allowed to contribute their share toward the defense of the State and the protection of their masters and mistresses, who had always extended a sheltering hand over them. [Petersburg, Virginia Express, dated at Norfolk, April 23, 1861]

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

Check with Thomas Sowell, he's a competent history scholar; and a black man as well. The 90,000 figure is his. As to a census report about military age: what span is that? Ages 10 to 60 was/is common for men fighting for their homeland.

[stand watie]

according to the official 1860 census, there was NOBODY living in Dallas, Rockwall and/or Tarrant County, TX either.

"can you say DALLAS & FORT WORTH, children??? SURE you can!"

lol at your DY propaganda!

you & i have discussed these FACTS numerous time, but still you try to evade the UNcomfortable TRUTH about dixie's BLACK soldiers, as it makes the DAMNyankee's WAR of AGGRESSION against the south look BAD!

free dixie,sw

[PhilipFreneau]

>>>According to the 1860 census there were, at best, about 23,000 free black men of military age in the entire south. Did each of them enlist 4 times?<<<

They were enlisted near the end of the war, several years after the 1860 census. The were promised freedom if they would join the CSA.