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This article was posted today and I thought it would be of interest.
This article was posted today and I thought it would be of interest.
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Louis Zenti
Pvt. Albert R. Cumpston (Company B, 12th Illinois Vol. Inf.-W.I.A. February 15, 1862)
Pvt. William H. Cumpston (Company B, 12th Illinois Vol. Inf.-K.I.A. February 15, 1862 Ft. Donelson)
Pvt. Simon Sams (Co. C, 18th Iowa Inf.-K.I.A. January 8, 1863 Springfield, MO)
Pvt. Elisha Cox (Co. C, 26th North Carolina Inf.-W.I.A. July 3, 1863 Gettysburg)
"...in the hottest of the fight, some of the rebs yelled out...them must be Iowa boys". Charles O. Musser 29th Iowa Infantry -
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Great article thanks for sharing it. I seem to remember another post onhere before about this same topic, specifically about a black slave owner fromTennessee.Tyler Underwood
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Interesting article, but not new scholarship. One of my graduate school professors actually wrote a book that touched on Black slaveholders in South Carolina;
Vernon Burton "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions: Family and Community in Edgefield, South Carolina". He also had us read "Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860" by Larry Koger.Frank Siltman
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Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay -- and claims a halo for his dishonesty.— Robert A. HeinleinComment
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Re: Black Slave Owners
Gents-
I would agree that there is nothing earth shattering in this article.
The issue really transcends race because as this article continues to show the bottom line was money.
Which brings up the other obvious question with so much to lose...did Blacks willingly fight for the South? The article touches on this point briefly but IMHO I think the answer is YES. The real question is in what numbers.Louis Zenti
Pvt. Albert R. Cumpston (Company B, 12th Illinois Vol. Inf.-W.I.A. February 15, 1862)
Pvt. William H. Cumpston (Company B, 12th Illinois Vol. Inf.-K.I.A. February 15, 1862 Ft. Donelson)
Pvt. Simon Sams (Co. C, 18th Iowa Inf.-K.I.A. January 8, 1863 Springfield, MO)
Pvt. Elisha Cox (Co. C, 26th North Carolina Inf.-W.I.A. July 3, 1863 Gettysburg)
"...in the hottest of the fight, some of the rebs yelled out...them must be Iowa boys". Charles O. Musser 29th Iowa InfantryComment
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Re: Black Slave Owners
Please, let's not go back down the Confederate black soldiers path again.David FoxComment
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Re: Black Slave Owners
Moderator Note: As Mr. Fox has stated let's focus on the subject of the article. Thanks all. Herb Coats, ModeratorHerb Coats
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Re: Black Slave Owners
Thanks for posting Mr. Zenti. After reading your article I've decided to order the 100 facts book.Mike Barnes
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