Blacks, Jews Fight on Side of the South

The Washington Times ^ | June 15, 2002 | Thomas C. Mandes

[Ligeia]

The term "Johnny Reb" evokes an image of a white soldier, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant and from an agrarian background. Many Southern soldiers, however, did not fit this mold. A number of ethnic backgrounds were represented during the conflict.

For example, thousands of black Americans fought as Johnny Rebs. Dr. Lewis Steiner of the U.S. Sanitary Commission observed that while the Confederate army marched through Maryland during the 1862 Sharpsburg (Antietam) campaign, "over 3,000 negroes had arms, rifles, muskets, sabers, bowie knives, dirks, etc. And were manifestly an integral portion of the Southern Confederate Army."

[Ligeia]

Dixie ping

[mhking]

Black conservative ping

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[rdb3]

[Ligeia]

Thanks for the ping. :^) I don't mean to beat a dead horse here...merely pointing out a few facts for the unbelievers.

[Ligeia]

What would your Mama and Daddy say if they knew you'd posted that?

[rdb3]

What would your Mama and Daddy say if they knew you'd posted that?

My mother has said that a piece of cloth does not offend her. My father (rdb2) is a Fred Sanford-type dirty old man chasing young women around a tree (knowing he can't do a thing with them if he catches 'em).

In other words, it's not an issue.

[Ligeia]

It's not an issue for your family as I would guess it's not an issue for most American families. Not what the NAACP or the Morris Dees crowd would have the rest of us believe.

[Mo1]

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[shuckmaster]

Dixie ping!

[Vigilantcitizen]

Thanks for the ping, shuckmaster.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Heritage is not hate bump, Brother.

[dixie sass]

Thank you for the history. I am a Sandlapper and anything historic relating to this part of the country is like Candy at Christmas. Thank you for the post.

Baruch was and is still considered by some to be one of the finest finacial minds that has come along.

[Dante3]

thanks for the interesting article.

[goodieD]

Excellent article! thank you!

[Twodees]

Good article, ma'am. Thanks for posting it.

RD, thanks for the graphic.

[Moose4]

Interesting article, thanks for posting it.

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[aomagrat]

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