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Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Navy & Marines
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 14:59:40 EDT

In a message dated 5/6/2004 1:44:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
I believe genealogists have been given credit for these "discoveries"
of hundreds, if not thousands of blacks who volunteered and served as
soldiers in the CSA, not the usual description of just laborers,
servants, cooks, teamsters, etc.


Well, this certainly seems at odd with the idea that slavery was the main
cause of the war, as anyone north of the Mason Dixon line and many history books
will readily tell you that slavery was the cause. I guess we have to look at
who is writing the history books.

Dreama

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