It's the hypocrisy (mythology) of Lincoln; not the overt racism....With Davis/Lee you get the same racism without the B.S. Interesting footnote: the colored troops in the South were integrated. I always thought that was ironic....
Of course it is.
Interesting footnote: the colored troops in the South were integrated. I always thought that was ironic....
And mythological. When the rebel government got around to authorizing black combat troops they mandated separate units for them Link. Prior to that any blacks attached to a rebel unit were there unofficially as servants, laborers, teamsters, cooks, musicians, and the like. Kind of hard to have someone waiting on you if they weren't right there with you.