[BroJoeK]

central_va: "Nobody here disputes the high quality of Federal Colored Troops.
But that is not what this thread is about."

And nobody disputes that black slaves were forced to serve the Confederate Army.
And that is what this thread is about, FRiend.

[cowboyway]

that black slaves were forced to serve

Considering there was a draft on both sides one has to conclude that most soldiers were "forced to serve".

Your smug attempt to make a clever point kinda falls flat doesn't it, Richard Noggin.