As to it not being a great leap from American Indians serving in the Confederacy to Blacks serving. American Indians were not enslaved. Blacks were. Pretty big difference. Pat Kramer Cherokee
Please clarify that for me just a little. Did you ever hear of the "Trail of Tears?" Different from forced labor, perhaps, but isn't confinement to inhospitable reservations a form of slavery? As for the Africans who served in the Confederacy, please remember that it was also their home that was attacked by Mr. Lincoln's gangs of armed marauders. The Jayhawkers and border ruffians who crossed into Missouri to rape, rob and pillage were not interested in the welfare of slaves or freedmen. They wanted only to steal what they could and destroy what they could not carry or drive off. Later, when Mr. Lincoln invaded the sovereign Confederate States of America he was attacking ALL the south and not just the white population. Many men of African descent were moved to take up arms in defense of their homes and families and fought valiantly in that cause. Bill, in KC =-=-=-=-=-= > As to it not being a great leap from American Indians serving in the > Confederacy to Blacks serving. American Indians were not enslaved. > Blacks were. > Pretty big difference. > Pat Kramer > Cherokee
Just curious. Is Mr. Kramer stating that enslavement was not practiced by American Indians? Don Knight ----- Original Message ----- From: <PATKRAM@aol.com> To: <MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:31 PM Subject: [MO-CW] Re: MO-CW-D Digest V05 #134 As to it not being a great leap from American Indians serving in the Confederacy to Blacks serving. American Indians were not enslaved. Blacks were. Pretty big difference. > Pat Kramer > Cherokee > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the > utility address MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change > the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >