I am somewhat troubled by your phraseology in your posting, especially related to this topic. Who are "they", exactly and what are "they" supposed to do?

If you view these men as true Confederate soldiers or auxiliaries, I presume they were "supposed" to fight just like the rest of the Confederate personnel.

Please confine comments regarding this very controversial subject to source data. Any personal comments are outside the scope of this message board. Thanks for your cooperation.

Jim Martin