Guess I shouldn't be surprised GB that would be telling his audience about more "facts" that he cannot support. Without checking the Confederate Constitution (as I should), I'm almost certain that importation of slaves was prohibited. It was under the U S Constitution as well.

Here's a two-minute segment from the Glenn Beck program on the Forrest/Fort Pillow topic --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPtKVSLwYkk

The chapter in the book by Col Oates is an excellent first-hand review about recruiting black soldiers. I'm impressed that you've read The Gray and the Black: The Confederate Debate on Emancipation. It's an older study of Confederate emancipation that nobody mentions. Unlike other folks we've mentioned, Durden presents material from contemporary Southern newspapers and journals.
http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Gray_and_the_Black.html?id=G2wQajesOWEC

Confession --
A long-time friend has a different take on elections. He insists that a candidate should line up with his views 100%; otherwise he won't vote. When he does find a suitable candidate, it's just a name on the ballot. Even if this guy will never register on election returns, he strongly believes that a vote for a dead certain loser is the right thing to vote. He's not pragmatic at all. Election results might be unfortunate, but he doesn't really care about outcomes. He's much better educated and is quite intelligence, so maybe I don't understand life.

I'm also bothered to read about Southerners who decided to sit out the Civil War for similar reasons.