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To: Non-Sequitur

I find it interesting that a black Confederate soldier was depicted marching in rank with white Confederate soldiers on the Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery....given that you would have us believe that none served in the Confederacy.

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/csa-mem.htm

Note in the fifth foto the black soldier just right of center in the back part of the relief.

Dr. Steiner, Chief Inspector of the United States Sanitary Commission, observed that Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson’s troops in occupation of Frederick, Maryland, in 1862: “Over 3,000 Negroes must be included in this number [Confederate troops]. These were clad in all kinds of uniforms, not only in cast-off or captured United States uniforms, but in coats with Southern buttons, State buttons, etc. These were shabby, but not shabbier or seedier than those worn by white men in the rebel ranks. Most of the Negroes had arms, rifles, muskets, sabers, bowie-knives, dirks, etc.....and were manifestly an integral portion of the Southern Confederate Army.”


469 posted on 03/15/2010 12:26:48 PM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: Lee'sGhost

Dr. Steiner, everybody knew he was a liar......


470 posted on 03/15/2010 12:30:17 PM PDT by central_va ( http://www.15thvirginia.org)
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To: Lee'sGhost
I find it interesting that a black Confederate soldier was depicted marching in rank with white Confederate soldiers on the Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery....given that you would have us believe that none served in the Confederacy.

And can you point out where I said that please?

Dr. Steiner, Chief Inspector of the United States Sanitary Commission, observed...

Feel free to give me your explanation of whatelse Steiner observed, from the sentence you didn't include in your quote, and take a stab at the questions I posed. It's all in reply 429.

473 posted on 03/15/2010 12:40:31 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Lee'sGhost
I find it interesting that a black Confederate soldier was depicted marching in rank with white Confederate soldiers on the Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery....given that you would have us believe that none served in the Confederacy.

The statue also shows a bare breasted woman with a shield leading the men. How many of those were there in the rebel army?

479 posted on 03/15/2010 1:02:37 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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