Did Blacks Serve In The C.S. Army? You Can Bet They Did! The denial of "those people"amazes me. With very little effort, anyone can find that free blacks and slaves served in the C.S. Army. Some were pressed into service, but many volunteered of their own free will. Many argue the numbers which is moot, the simple fact is that blacks served! It matters not if they were teamsters, cooks, combatants or [...]
Regimental History Outline Black Confederates of Co. F, 33rd Regiment NCST, "Dixie Invincibles" Robert W. Hester Lt. Comdr., Camp 1695, Sons of Confederate Veterans Belhaven, North Carolina September 11, 1996 As more and better information bobs to the surface concerning the War Between The States, the more we realize the distortions of truth presented in schools for many decades. The prevailing view we find to be absorbed with myth rather than fact. [...]
Proud of Holt Collier and Greenville To the editor: I have never been as proud of, and especially for, Greenville as I was on Feb. 28 while I attended the dedication ceremony for the long-awaited grave marker of the former ex-slave and Confederate Army calvaryman Holt Collier. This amazing man transcended social and racial barriers to become one of the truly great Greenvillians. His love of the Delta and his closest friends [...]
MUSTER ROLL OF THE NATIVE GUARDS, C.S.A Muster roll of unasigned recruits, 1st New Orleans Volunteers,* August 31, 1864. Courtesy of the Author. *The 1st New Orleans Volunteers was a white Union regiment organized in March 1864 to defend the Crescent City while Nathaniel P. Banks was away with his army during the Red River Campaign. The 1st New Orleans Volunteers was not part of the Louisiana Native Guards, CSA or USA, [...]
Blacks also fought for Confederacy in Civil War By GENE SMITH The Capital-Journal Blacks in butternut descended on the Kansas Capitol on Friday to strike a blow for historical correctness. The half-dozen pioneers' purpose was simple: To show that black soldiers not only fought for the Union but also for the Confederacy during the War Between the States. "I don't care if I'm being politically correct or not," declared Randy Rhoten, lined [...]
Black Confederate Soldiers Introduction There were Black Confederate soldiers. This is a fact, not fiction. Conservative estimates state that over 50,000 African-Confederates served in the Confederate Army. Many of these men saw combat and participated in it. Some died. Although the Confederate Congress did not authorize Colored Units in the Confederate Army until 1865, when it was too late, there were many unofficial soldiers overlooked by officers who were desperate to fill [...]
Amos Rucker Another February is here. Another Black history month is here. And the politically correct have all the say as to who is featured during Black History Month. Regardless of the politeness of the politically correct censorship the censorship is still wrong. There are many African Americans of note who do not fit in the politically correct agenda but whose history is very rich, inspiring and untold. Such is the case [...]
The Black Confederate Experience from "Forgotten Confederates: An Anthology about Black Southerners" Compiled and Edited by Charles Kelly Barrow J.H. Segars and R.B. Rosenburg Journal of Confederate History Series Vol. XIV Copyright 1995 Southern Heritage Press Post Office Box 347163 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Teen Blackburn 38th North Carolina The last actual personality known to have performed as a body servant, in the usual sense of the term, for the C.S.A. was Hamptonville, [...]
Black Confederates Have Their Own Lesson to Teach By Vincent F.A. Golphin It's great. After more than 130 years, black Civil War soldiers who fought for the North got their due. The recent unveiling of the Spirit of Freedom sculpture in the nation's capital is a breathtaking reminder of the more than 208,000 African Americans who risked their lives. Yet, sadly the whole story remains untold-African Americans who fought for the Confederacy [...]
Black In Gray by Steve Cole The following article presents more data on a recent BBS thread on blacks in the Confederacy. My purpose is to present these facts, which is based on a recently published book, "Black Confederates and Afro-Yankees in Civil War Virginia", by Erwin L. Jordan, Jr. Please do not attack these facts as being mine; I am only conveying the information. The following article was copied from "Tri-State [...]