[Bubba Ho-Tep]

(Dr Blackerby says in his book: BLACKS IN BLUE & GRAY that between 100,000- 150,000 Black men -and not a few Black women, btw- served as armed volunteers in the CSA forces.)

On what page?

[Ditto]

Not a bad thread until that raving lunatic showed up.

[Sherman Logan]

between 100,000- 150,000 Black men ... served as armed volunteers in the CSA forces

In the 1860 census there were 488,000 free blacks in the entire United States. Apparently every free black man in the country sneaked into the South so he could fight for the good old CSA.

There were doubtless a good many slaves who went along with their masters to battle, and probably a good many of them were allowed to arm themselves and fight, and were perhaps even accepted by other men in the regiment on an informal basis. However, it cannot seriously be contended that a slave can genuinely volunteer for anything.

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