[WhiskeyPapa]

"Over 3,000 Negroes must be included in this number. These were clad in all kinds of uniforms , not only in cast-off or captured United States uniforms, but in coats with Southern buttons, State buttons, etc. These were shabby, but not shabbier or seedier than those worn by white men in the rebel ranks. Most of the Negroes had arms, rifles, muskets, sabers, bowie-knives, dirks, etc. They were supplied in many instances, with knapsacks, haversacks, canteens, etc., and were manifestly an integral portion of the Southern Confederate Army. They were seen riding on horses and mules, driving wagons, riding on caissons, in ambulances, with the staff of Generals, and promiscuously mixed up with all the rebel horde. The fact was patent, and rather interesting when considered in connection with the horror rebels express at the suggestion of black soldiers being employed for the national defense."

Yeah, I see why you don't want him quoted on the subject. Notice how he points out that most were armed, and they were "an integral portion of the Southern Confederate Army."

Who are never seen again, make no impact on the battle of Antietam fought within a week, and who no one else says a word about.

There is no credible evidence of more than a handful of black rebel soldiers.

Walt

[thatdewd]

There is no credible evidence of more than a handful of black rebel soldiers.

LOL - So, once again, your only defense is to call Dr. Steiner a liar. He was there, watched the troops pass for hours, but he lied about what he saw, according to your belief. What about the other union officers and solidiers and newspapers that wrote of blacks with the Confederate Army. Maybe they were all part of the same "conspiracy" within the Union ranks to tell such "lies". Maybe Frederick Douglass was the 'Grand Poobah' of that conspiracy and they had a secret handshake and everything. Maybe they all told their "lies" just to antagonize you, Walt. Maybe their ghosts are watching you squirm now, pointing at you and slapping each other's backs as they guffaw and snicker.