As the topic of "Black Confederates" is a highly contentious subject, may I ask that any replies be related to Louisiana Black Confederates and the inclusion of sources with any postings.

For those of you who would like to discuss your "opinions" regarding the numbers and types of duties performed by blacks in the Confederate army, there is currently a thread on Black Confederates on the Civil War News and Views Open Discussion Forum at http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/nvcwmb/webbbs_config.pl .

Thanks for posting Terry, but I felt I needed to add this request due to past experience with this topic.

Merry Christmas to one of my favorite historians and Civil War authors.

Jim Martin