Another curious aspect of the realities of Black slavery are the accounts of Black slaves and freemen serving in the army of the Confederacy. C.F. Black Confederates and Afro-Yankees in the Civil War Virginia by Jordan; The Louisiana Native Guard by Hollandsworth; Black Confederates by Barrow, Segars and Rosenburg; Black Southerners in Gray by Bataile, et. al; and Black Southerners in Confederate Armies by Segars and Barrow. I find it hard to believe that these slaves and former slaves served out of fear of being whipped. Rather, they must have had some deep felt feelings for the South to risk their lives in battle for "the cause". J South ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.