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Aside from the example I quoted who had more help than he could use, would you please cite documentation that says their offers to help build fortifications, etc., were refused.

Since I am unaware of any evidence supporting the fact that their service was accepted it would be pretty much a given that it wasnt.

COLORED TROOOPS IN THE SOUTH -- Fifteen hundred free colored men in New Orleans, at a meeting last Monday night, enrolled themselves for military duty in defense of the Confederate States. [Philadephia Public Ledger, May 1, 1861]

Sure. The Louisiana Native Guard, comprised of free black men of New Orleans, organized itself May 2, 1865 with black officers and offered itself for service in the confederate cause. The Davis government told them to take a hike, and they were later reorganized as a Union regiment.

Baltimorians complain greatly at the want of telegraph and mail facilities. Three or four hundred negroes offered services to Southern Regiments. [Kennebec(Maine) Weekly Journal, April 26, 1861]

And any evidence that their service was accepted?

Also IIRC, free blacks made up some of the fire crews that put out fires in Charleston, SC, caused by Yankee shelling of civilians.

Possibly. Slave labor was conscripted by the Davis government for many purposes, usually without compensation to the slave owners.

The Louisiana Native Guard, comprised of free black men of New Orleans, organized itself May 2, 1865 with black officers and offered itself for service in the confederate cause. The Davis government told them to take a hike, and they were later reorganized as a Union regiment.

Your date is wrong. The government ignored or later disbanded them but then called them up to help in the defense of New Orleans, such as it was. My understanding is that very few free blacks of the original native guard troop became part of the later Union regiment. I also remember that there was a mass resignation during the war of many of the blacks in that Union regiment. Didn't like their Northern masters, I guess.

And any evidence that their [Maryland black volunteers] service was accepted?

I don't know. Some may well have gone with Maryland units that fought for the South. [Maryland CSA Units] Many may well have been cooks, mule skinners, musicians, etc.

Slave labor was conscripted by the Davis government for many purposes, usually without compensation to the slave owners.

In this case they were free blacks.

The first fire company to reach the scene was one composed of free Negroes, who all through the war did valiant service fighting fires started by shells, All the time they were fighting the fire, they kept muttering, "cussed bobolitionists." (abolitionists) [Source: The Siege of Charleston, 1861-1865 by E. Milby Burton, director of the Charleston Museum]

I see that the 'Bahgdad Bob' of the liberal anti-Confederate coven is at it again. RB, What the illiterati chooses to ignore is that fact that numerous state governments authorized units, he always states that they weren't 'Confederate' soldiers. Well duh! The fought against the Lincoln regime.

If you POST documented proof that a Black regiment was formed, his next statement will be along the lines of 'was their offer accepted?' Next he'll demand proof of service, names, ages, size of their underwear etc. Noni is the prototypical neo-con, according to him the entire Union army was comprised 100% of fighters (no cooks, teamsters, quartermasters etc).

NS:Possibly. Slave labor was conscripted by the Davis government for many purposes, usually without compensation to the slave owners.

ROTFLMC*O!!!! That's the pot calling the kettle black! The Lincoln REGIME confiscated blacks by the thousands to server as slaves/conscripts. In the BIGOTED Northern armies, blacks served in segregated units at lower pay than whites. Face the facts, yankees were BIGOTS, and can't accept the fact that thousands of blacks served against the dictator Lincoln.