Directory of Confederate Troops Resources
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Find information on African Americans who served in the Confederate military. Also includes information on Confederate laws and sentiments regarding black soldiers, particularly their supporters and the discrimination they faced.
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Amendment to the Negro Soldier Bill.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/amendneg/menu.html
University of North Carolina presents a transcription of the Confederate States of America's 1865 bill that allowed slaves into the Confederate army. -
Blacks who fought for the South (News Article)
http://www.civilwarhome.com/blacks.htm
Read a transcript of a Washington Times article by economist Walter Williams that reveals insight into the history of black Confederate soldiers. -
Captain Andre Cailloux and Claude Paschal
http://claver.gprep.org/fac/sjochs/cailloux.htm
A historical account of the first Black military hero of the Civil War. A member of the Louisiana Native Guards, this Confederate hero fell in defense of New Orleans. -
Confederate Negro Enlistments
http://www.civilwarhome.com/negroenlistments.htm
Read an article by Edward Spencer that details the conflict in the Confederate Congress that precluded black Confederate troops. -
Robert E. Lee on Black Troops and the Confederacy
http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee-on-black-troops-and-the-confederacy-february-1998-civil-war-times-feature.htm#hide
In the waning days of the Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee disclosed his thoughts on the subject of Negroes as soldiers for the Confederacy.
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