[docmcb]

Thanks. The story of black Confederates deserves to be told, to the extent that available records allows it to be. They are examples of "invisible men."

[r9etb]

Thanks. The story of black Confederates deserves to be told, to the extent that available records allows it to be. They are examples of "invisible men."

They are also quite exceptional men. The story of Levi is interesting because it is so clearly different from that of the normal Southern slave.

The lesson here is that while it would be irresponsible to completely discount stories of blacks who fought as Confederate soldiers, such instances were so remarkable that their very existence must count against the broader claim that "blacks fought for the South."

[stand watie]

especially if they were captured by the hatefilled, racist damnyankees. Blacks & Indiansb (including 5 men of my family), captured in rebel gray, were ROUTINELY murdered, rather than being treated as POWs.

as usual, the damnyankees want to cleanse their bloody hands;alas for them, there is NOT enough soap in all the world to accomplish that.

for TRUTH & dixie,sw