[Ursus arctos horribilis]

During the Great Confederate War southern Jews enlisted at a many fold rate higher than northern Jews.

While Grant,and Sherman banned Jews from their areas of operations, Lee and Davis granted every consideration and positions of trust to Jews.

I once read an article in a reprint from the "Confederate Veteran," To paraphrase as remembered ; "Rally on our Jewish major, enemy musketry and shot flying thick, there he sits his horse unperturbed, cigar clenched in teeth."

The only Hebrew war veterans cemetery outside Israel is located in Richmond, VA. and it is Confederate.

http://www.jewish-history.com/shockoe.htm

Jews in the Civil war, note the positions given to Soother Jews.

http://www.jewish-history.com/civilwar.htm

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

fingers out ran brain, again. Soother SRA Southern.

[Convert from ECUSA]

"The only Hebrew war veterans cemetery outside Israel is located in Richmond, VA. and it is Confederate." http://www.jewish-history.com/shockoe.htm"

As a Virginian, I take some pride in the above information. And yes, the synagogue in Alexandria, VA, a few miles from where I live in Arlington, was burned down when the Yankees occupied that town. There is a plaque in Old Town Alexandria noting the original site of the synagogue.

[judicial meanz]

There is also a Jewish cemetary that is preserved in the Shockoe Bottom section of Richmond, Va. It dates to 1790, and is well preserved, with brick walls, manicured grass, and a wrought iron fence.

Down the street from it is a synogogue that has been closed, and converted to apartments. Thats a crying shame.

[familyop]

"During the Great Confederate War southern Jews enlisted at a many fold rate higher than northern Jews."

...don't know if I'd go that far with it.

"Sergeant-Major Abraham Cohn, one of the 9,000 Jews who fought for the Union (some 2,000 Jews fought for the South),..." [RMC Mark S. Starin, USNR (Ret.), Post 100, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, Sergeant-Major Abraham Cohn: Jewish-American Civil War Hero, jewish-history.com . http://www.jewish-history.com/sergeant_cohn.html)