Free black males of military age by CSA State. 15-50 1860 Census

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15-50 is as fine as graduation as the Census offers.
Alabama
15-20 107
20-30 184
30-40 132
40-50 83
Tot 500

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Arkansas
15-20 7
20-30 11
30-40 6
40-50 5
Tot 29
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Florida
15-20 53
20-30 67
30-40 73
40-50 26
Tot 219
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Georgia
15-20 197
20-30 273
30-40 172
40-50 96
Tot 668
 
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Louisiana
15-20 905
20-30 1335
30-40 996
40-50 813
Tot 4049
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About 10,000 did some type of military service in the CSA.

Enlisted in "white" units- 3,000+/-
Militia- 2,000+
Conscripts (1864-65)- 4,000-5,000
March 13, 1865 Law- 500+/-
 

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A very interesting look into the free colored males of fighting age. I plugged a couple new columns into my 1860 spreadsheet.

1860
FCM = Fighting Age Free Colored Males
WM = Fighting Age White Males

The States that seceded are listed first

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Mississippi
15-20 28
20-30 64
30-40 36
40-50 33
Tot 161

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North Carolina
15-20 1717
20-30 2331
30-40 1521
40-50 971
Tot 6540


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South Carolina
15-20 451
20-30 661
30-40 465
40-50 340
Tot 1917



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Tennesee
15-20 402
20-30 551
30-40 308
40-50 228
Tot 1489

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Texas
15-20 17
20-30 22
30-40 2
40-50 9
Tot 77

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About 10,000 did some type of military service in the CSA.

Enlisted in "white" units- 3,000+/-
Militia- 2,000+
Conscripts (1864-65)- 4,000-5,000
March 13, 1865 Law- 500+/-
Source ?

What is meant by 'some type of military service in the CSA'?
 

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National Archives' Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers

Enlisted in "white" units- 3,000+/-

FMC of military age
AL 506
AR 029
FL 219
GA 738
LA 4049
MS 161
NC 6540
SC 1917
TN 1489
TX 077
VA 12,475

Total - 28,200

I checked approximately 1/3 of the names with Confederate records and found about 1,000 matches. I would expect the remaining 2/3 would give about 2,000 more.

What is meant by 'some type of military service in the CSA'?
As enlisted privates, cooks, musicians, conscripts assigned to various military departments (engineers, navy, medical, etc), and militia.
 

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National Archives' Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers

Enlisted in "white" units- 3,000+/-

FMC of military age
AL 506
AR 029
FL 219
GA 738
LA 4049
MS 161
NC 6540
SC 1917
TN 1489
TX 077
VA 12,475

Total - 28,200

I checked approximately 1/3 of the names with Confederate records and found about 1,000 matches. I would expect the remaining 2/3 would give about 2,000 more.


As enlisted privates, cooks, musicians, conscripts assigned to various military departments (engineers, navy, medical, etc), and militia.
As long that they are not riflemen, seems reasonable.
However, the CSA also conscripted/enlisted slaves, which tosses another variable into the calculation.

Anywhere between 6,000 and 10,000 enslaved people supported in various capacities Lee’s army in the summer of 1863. Many of them labored as cooks, butchers, blacksmiths and hospital attendants, and thousands of enslaved men accompanied Confederate officers as their camp slaves, or body servants. These men performed a wide range of roles for their owners, including cooking, cleaning, foraging and sending messages to families back home. Slave owners remained convinced that these men would remain fiercely loyal even in the face of opportunities to escape, but this conviction would be tested throughout the Gettysburg campaign.​
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/hist...bor-gettysburg-180972538/#dDktAMq0c6qe2JXf.99
 

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As long that they are not riflemen, seems reasonable.
However, the CSA also conscripted/enlisted slaves, which tosses another variable into the calculation.

Anywhere between 6,000 and 10,000 enslaved people supported in various capacities Lee’s army in the summer of 1863. Many of them labored as cooks, butchers, blacksmiths and hospital attendants, and thousands of enslaved men accompanied Confederate officers as their camp slaves, or body servants. These men performed a wide range of roles for their owners, including cooking, cleaning, foraging and sending messages to families back home. Slave owners remained convinced that these men would remain fiercely loyal even in the face of opportunities to escape, but this conviction would be tested throughout the Gettysburg campaign.​
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/hist...bor-gettysburg-180972538/#dDktAMq0c6qe2JXf.99
Yes, slaves were impressed for all types of labor, but these were hired by contract with slaveowners. The 10,000 I speak of were enlisted. Sometimes the distinction appears to be a technicality since many were doing the same thing (cook, teamster, etc), but if you categorize it you have to apply some definition.
 

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Yes, slaves were impressed for all types of labor, but these were hired by contract with slaveowners. The 10,000 I speak of were enlisted. Sometimes the distinction appears to be a technicality since many were doing the same thing (cook, teamster, etc), but if you categorize it you have to apply some definition.
Please provide the enlistment papers of the 10,000. Thanks.
 

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Yes, slaves were impressed for all types of labor, but these were hired by contract with slaveowners. The 10,000 I speak of were enlisted. Sometimes the distinction appears to be a technicality since many were doing the same thing (cook, teamster, etc), but if you categorize it you have to apply some definition.
By enlisted, are YOU claiming they were "soldiers"?o_O

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