Many Union soldiers, particularly those from Northern and North
Central states, had never seen a person of color, absent an
occasional Indian, when they entered the army.
-- Stephan
On 4 Mar 2007, at 10:57, Basil Forest wrote:
> I can name a White American who didn't free any slaves....Abraham
> Lincoln.
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