According to a documentary on the History channel about the northern POW camps, black confederates were shot on the spot and would not be taken captive.
"According to a documentary on the History channel about the northern POW camps, black confederates were shot on the spot and would not be taken captive."
The History Channel deserves a couple points here, for being accurate. I also remember reading comments made regarding no need to waste valuable rations on them thar soldiers. I also read accounts of them being shot and killed, when taking them prisoner was clearly an option. But due to a tarnished view, Northerners chose to shoot and kill...