It seems to me that the nature of slavery is that you are robbed of free will. I doubt very much if a slave would have anything to say about becoming a soldier, one way or another. If a slave became a soldier, it was probably the slave owner's decision. Believe what you will but I can't imagine a slave saying, "Master, will you let me become a soldier?" Slaves were property. It was the owner who decided their fate.

Its plain ignorant to believe that out of loyalty to the South, enslaved men willing went to war for their masters. I'm sure that history never recorded the threats and intimidation that enticed slaves to risk their lives in a civil war. For all we know, the slave owners were paid for additional soldiers as the casualties mounted.

Try using a little common sense instead of enslaving yourself to a history written by and for white folks.