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Makeup of Union Army

Last night I read another WBTS discussion board (sorry Jim) and the discussion was about Black Confederates. One argument is that most Blacks were conscripted into the CSA army and served in support roles, cooks teamsters etc. I know that whites also served in these roles from researching the 7th Mississippi Infantry. This argument continues these were not soldiers, even though Mississippi did pay pensions to these men. Argument also continues with these men never took an oath to the Confederacy, which in turn lead to an example of the role men and women play in Iraq today. They are not soldiers.

According to the person making this argument, the Union Army also had had blacks in the same capacity, they were not soldiers and received no pensions. Can someone verify this service of black men as support personnel in the Union Army? Did they receive pensions, take an oath? If Mississippi & other Southern states recognizes this support service with compensation, isn't that enough for these men to honored as soldiers?

I know for a fact that we have the same type of support services in our armed forces and they are considered soldiers, but they do take an oath.

GP

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