[Sherman Logan]

Since history is written by the victors, it is therefore appropriate for the losers to make things up without any evidence whatsoever. < / sarcasm >

[omegadawn]

a good example of how history is wrote by the victors. When the Northern army was processing black(soldiers)prisoners after they surrendered they were listed only as servants and cooks. For the most part they were not allowed to be listed as soldiers. Approximately 60-80 thousand blacks served in the Confederate army. Several years ago the Smithsonian had a display on African Americans that served during the civil war, Photos of African Americans that served in the Confederate army were not accepted.