I vaguely recall reading something about this - apparently it did occur - but why would any black man have fought on behalf of the Confederacy? Most people don't realize of course that the history of "race relations" in the decades following the Civil War was extremely complicated (arguably, Reconstruction might have been handled better - always easy to be an "armchair politician" 150 years after the fact, LOL)...I'd be interested in some of your perspectives.

An excellent portrait picture.

An excellent image, and a wistful "what if" comment. As to the question of blacks fighting for the Confederacy, it was a very complex issue. However much blacks wanted freedom, and escaped to Union lines whenever they could, the plantations were familiar. Not all Southern slave masters were monsters, however monstrous the institution itself. And racism was every bit as rampant in the Union ranks as in Confederate. Too, slaves depended on their masters for much of their information and it wasn't hard for the masters to frighten their slaves with horror stories of what would happen if they were overrun by the Yankees ( stories which, more often than not, proved founded in fact). There are many records of slaves essentially taking over the operation of plantations in their master's absence in the army. who can say what might have happened if the Confederacy had offered freedom to slaves who took in the gray uniform early in the war?

These works are amazing, so lifelike.Superb! Di.

I was taught about this in public school in North Carolina, back before history lessons were made 'politically correct'.

A great portrait of this gent, Tony!

Superb portrait of the proud reenactor!

excellent work