tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post6053808925158958675..comments2023-11-30T03:44:34.585-05:00Comments on Opinions Nobody Asked For: A Rather Unique SCV MemberJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11683622475941901572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-45073842063210540052007-10-09T19:39:00.000-04:002007-10-09T19:39:00.000-04:00Some of your questions highlight the current view ...Some of your questions highlight the current view of the Civil War as being about a lot more than slavery. Support for slavery may have been as much about money as about race. And an average Southern soldier might have been persuaded to join the cause for "freedom," "independence," and "protecting our way of life," however little those vague ideas had to do with the leaders' reasons for conducting the war. Just look at the war we're currently in.<BR/><BR/>For the black Confederate soldiers, I'm sure it was the same. They weren't rallying around slavery. They were rallying around "protecting our families," "serving our masters well," fighting against <BR/>"those damn Yanks," etc.Barzelayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075421599258160312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-14813780843438410352007-10-09T14:16:00.000-04:002007-10-09T14:16:00.000-04:00Interesting article.I remember reading that, in 18...Interesting article.<BR/><BR/>I remember reading that, in 1861 when the Union and Confederate gov'ts called for militia volunteers, Louisiana's oldest militia organization, the Battalion of Free Men of Color, volunteered for the Confederacy.<BR/><BR/>They were turned down.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314897574215489135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-17356868819750778402007-10-08T02:01:00.000-04:002007-10-08T02:01:00.000-04:00Perhaps it was just a lot of friendly fire?Perhaps it was just a lot of friendly fire?Matthew B. Novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441950586412209361noreply@blogger.com