Cas, ol' boy or gal, your relentless support for historical fiction- "it's posted on a website, so it's gotta be true!- is childish and is really getting old.

Was the forced labor of Black slaves used to support the Confederate war effort, much as slave labor was used to support the Nazi war effort? Of course it was.

Does that mean that the slaves in either case supported the political, social, or military aims of their owners or of the Nazis? Bullshit.

Does the fact that slave labor was employed to aid the war effort by the Nazis or the Confederacy somehow 'ennoble' or 'justify' either regime? Of course not. Quite the reverse.

Did Confederates dress up their slaves in uniforms (or mock uniforms; some of those photos look pretty dodgy) and photograph them? Kinda like you'd dress up a dog and photograph it as a joke? Apparently so- unless those photos -as many appear to be- were taken 20 or 30 years after the war, at a reunion and as part of the "reconciliation" sell-out of Blacks by Northern AND Southern veterans, who largely ignored them. Plenty written on this selective memory scam ; start with the essay "Ken Burns and the Romance of Reunion" by Eric Foner (2001).

Your slander of Black troops in the 20 Nov. post only shows your complete ignorance of the military records of the units of the United States Colored Troops and the 30,000 plus FREE blacks- many of them escaped slaves- who DID volunteer to enlist and actually carried arms for the United States. The military records of these units- many who showed extraordinary bravery- are readily available, many have comprehensive published regimental histories. Perhaps some of the folks who have been posting about disrespect for US Veterans on the other threads can jump in here and give me a hand.
Remember too that members of the USCT went into battle with the added burden knowing they faced execution if captured- the Confederacy would not take "Nigger" prisoners.

Enough with the bullshit, already. Give it a rest.