in point of fact, over 100,000 Black men (and not a few women, btw!) volunteered to serve in the CSA army, navy & marines. by mid-1862 virtually every large unit of the CSA forces was desegregated. in the CSA all soldiers/sailors/marines were paid by rank alone, rather than by their skin color.
we have discussed this before. you KNOW the primary source, though you CHOOSE to ignore the TRUTH, as i gave it to you months ago, including page number.
you ignore the truth because it doesn't fit your frame of reference & prejudices.
free dixie,sw
517 posted on 06/16/2006 2:15:33 PM PDT by stand watie
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