Okay, I just wanted to reset the calibration on this debate. This myth is not one I have ever paid much attention to or have debated in any depth because....

1. The Confederate government was known for its stance on this subject, that is clear and not disputed.
2. The Battle of Manassas claims I have never seen or used in any debate I've been in.
3. I have never took seriously any claim that stated the existance of Confederate companies, battalions and regiments that were all black. The only exceptions are those units formed in the first two years of the war in Louisiana and Alabama that were to be populated by Creoles.

Everything else we've pretty much agreed to.

David