Jefferson Davis was very fond of Catholics, in fact, after he was freed from his unjust incarceration, he chose to build his final home in the one area of Mississippi where Catholics called all the shots.
Given that much of Confederate high society, especially in the gulf region was of Catholic persuasion, many Catholics in the Confederacy (including my ancestors) found themselves in possession of desireable commissions.
The Confederacy commissioned an Indian general, who happened to be one of the greatest tacticians in our nations history. After the war of course, the Union repayed them by essentially forcing the Indians out of Oklahoma. The Confederacy of course had Judah Benjamin, who would later become a Senator in Louisiana. Then of course there was Father Ryan, the "poet-priest." In the Confederate cabinet there was much religious diversity, and Catholics certainly were overrepresented, when compared to their proportion of the population. Of course, in Southern cities, Catholics were treated with respect and in Northern cities, nativists mobs harrassed them, so I guess it's not unexpected.
Benjamin's senate term was before the Civil War. After the war he fled to England, afraid of being implicated in the Lincoln assassination (which he almost certainly was). He died in Paris and is buried there.
in the union forces, Blacks served at HALF pay, in segregated units, under the command of white officers.
of course the "oh, so PC LEFT" & the DAMNyankee apologists want to keep those UNcomfortable facts quiet.
free dixie,sw
Yes, yes, yes, the Union had Indian officers and Catholic officers and Jewish officers, too. Lincoln spoke out against those who advocated anti-Catholic and anti-semitic sentiments. And you point is?