[central_va]

I was being a bit facetious with my somewhat tongue in cheek response. Let's cut to the chase:

Which are you contending:

a) No Blacks served in the CSA b) Some may have served, but in lesser roles or by force. c) Yes, a few misguided blacks did serve, but nowhere close to the number reported.

He doesn't answer direct questions. It's the Yankee statist way.

[Non-Sequitur]

Is reply 79 direct enough for you?