But, do you admit that some blacks fought for the South? That's the real issue. The photo in question is simply a distraction.
Some did, but in nowhere near the numbers that have been bandied about on this thread. The overwhelming majority served unofficially in supporting roles as teamsters, cooks, servants, laborers, and the like, and there is no doubt that by doing so they freed up a lot of white men to do the actual fighting. A very small percentage may have served in the ranks. But the idea that tens of thousands of blacks served side-by-side with their white counterparts as combat soldiers is not supported by any evidence I've seen.