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To: GOPcapitalist
Again, see Lincoln's Loyalists, by Richard N. Current. There were, for examle, 35 regiments of white soldoiers with southern designations (e.g. 1oth U.S. Tennessee Infantry, 4th U.S. Arkansas Infantry, 2nd Florida Cavalry) and tens of thousands in other regiments).


112 posted on 07/24/2003 1:28:10 AM PDT by Grand Old Partisan (You can read about my history of the GOP at www.republicanbasics.com)
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To: Grand Old Partisan
Again, see Lincoln's Loyalists, by Richard N. Current. There were, for examle, 35 regiments of white soldoiers with southern designations (e.g. 1oth U.S. Tennessee Infantry, 4th U.S. Arkansas Infantry, 2nd Florida Cavalry) and tens of thousands in other regiments).

Since you are obviously impervious to facts, here are the official numbers of the US Government for you, Partisan.


Alabama 4,969
Arkansas 5,526
Colorado Terr 95
Connecticut 1,764
DC 3,269
Delaware 954
Florida 1,044
Georgia 3,486
Illinois 1,811
Indiana 1,537
Iowa 440
Kansas 2,080
Kentucky 23,703
Louisiana 24,052
Maine 104
Maryland 8,718
Massachusetts 3,966
Michigan 1,387
Minnesota 104
Mississippi 17,869
Missouri 8,344
New Hampshire 125
New Jersey 1,185
New York 4,125
North Carolina 5,035
Ohio 5,092
Pennsylvania 8612
Rhode Island 1,837
South Carolina 5,462
Tennessee 20,133
Texas 47
unknown 5,896
Vermont 120
Virginia 5,919
Wisconsin 165
TOTAL BLACK UNION TROOPS: 178975

TOTAL FROM UNCONTESTED CSA STATES: 93,542 Those are the official US government records of black troops. I'll look up the southern unionist numbers and post them by state as well when I have time this evening.

189 posted on 07/24/2003 11:44:19 AM PDT by GOPcapitalist
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