[Illbay]

Doubt that Confederate ladies would have honored anyone with black skin.

Yet another legend, with no basis in fact.

[putupon]

First you say this about the graves the Confederate ladies were honoring:

"Those killed at Petersburg during the siege" were slaves forced to dig trenches, not soldiers.

Then you say this:

Doubt that Confederate ladies would have honored anyone with black skin.

can't you make up your mind?