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To: Colt .45

How many of those black regiments were conscripts?

None. The U.S. Conscription laws applied only to whites.

44 posted on 08/31/2006 1:35:22 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur

To: Non-Sequitur

Wrong answer Chuck, ex-slaves in the South were forcibly conscripted into the Federal army! It's all in the US Army records from the war.

57 posted on 08/31/2006 3:51:43 PM PDT by Colt .45 (Navy Veteran - Thermo-Nuclear Landscapers Inc. "Need a change of scenery? We deliver!")

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