Source ?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+/-
National Archives' Compiled Service Records of Confederate SoldiersSource ?
As enlisted privates, cooks, musicians, conscripts assigned to various military departments (engineers, navy, medical, etc), and militia.What is meant by 'some type of military service in the CSA'?
As long that they are not riflemen, seems reasonable.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.
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.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
Please provide the enlistment papers of the 10,000. Thanks.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"?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.