The southern men who were not slave owners were drafted, just as coerced into fighting as the slaves were coerced into servitude.
To protect the slave owners from their slaves, and to secure the slave owner’s supposed rights to the coerced labor of the slaves, the southern states had militia units where service of free white men was required. Those who met certain qualifications, such as owning enough slaves, were exempt from coerced service.
I think you need to study your history. I had three ancestors that fought for the Confederacy. They weren’t “coerced”........
More Bullsh*t.
Prove that they were coerced. Three of my ancestors didn’t own a single slave, yet VOLUNTEERED to serve in the Confederate Army.