blackconfederatesoldiers.com
Wow!! take a look at this! i think i just found a treasure trove of info relating to African American Civil War Soldiers! this shows slave names, owners names, regiment, pension info, burial info, and much more! includes links to interesting newspaper articles regarding african americans! I think this mostly covers the Alabama area but not sure... its a must see!!!
http://blackconfederatesoldiers.com/alabama-state-records.html
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More significant than than these men being participants in the Civil War
is that fact that these men, who were slaves/former slaves served on the side of the Confederacy and not on the Union side.
in my own research I have the example of one George Washington Yancey
see: http://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/black_confederates.htm
The subject is a very complex one - and is the perfect example of how so often we over-simplify these complex events that happened in the past.
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blackconfederatesoldiers.com was set up to help connect families through the use of genealogical records and citations. These records are free genealogy records, sorted by state, about 19th Century slaves and freedmen who served in various capacities with the Confederate States Army and Navy during the American Civil War. I love that they are using Primary and Secondary sources of information to help individuals research their families who lived in the southern states during the American Civil War (1861-1865). This website will continue to grow as additional information is provided.
I am interested in knowing if anyone has been able to connect with ancestors using the resources found here. This site contains useful information and I would like to see it expand.
A significant question was asked on this site:
"Why would my ancestor serve with the Confederate States Army or Navy to preserve slavery?"
The answer given:
"Regardless of race, people in general served with the Confederate States Army and Navy for a variety of reasons. For the slave, the majority had little choice but served due to their enslaved state. No doubt, many slaves, as many nonslaveholding whites, wanted to go beyond the borders of the plantation to see a world outside of their reach. Others in slave narratives stated that they wanted to be given the choice as men to decide which side they wanted to serve. Several slaves didn't want to leave their families behind in the south and cross the lines to the north. A few Southern Historians believe that quite a few slaves served to protect the little they had from what they believed to be an 'invading army." Regardless, the war was complex and each family has to search its own family narratives for the answer. For sure, one size does not fit all."
Additional information about "colored troops" can be found at: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Colored_Troops_in_the_Civil_War
I have tried to help some of my friends find their African American ancestors and I understand how difficult it is to trace family members, and to deal with the emotional turmoil of the situations. I hope that we can work together to share resources and make more information available to all that are searching.
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"Bob Yancey of Atlanta"
one quite ironic and interesting account is that of Bob Yancey - aka Robert Webster who served as a "body servant" with his master Benjamin C Yancey - in the Confederate forces. This was the case of a majority of slaves who served in the Confederacy. Here again the details show how the situation was much more complex than people today realize. Bob Yanceys story came out in "Smithsonian Magazine" a few years back:
see:
@Southern States Family History Research
@Georgia Family History Research rgia
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A new book resource on the subject of African-Americans present in the Confederate forces was published last fall. It talks about the post-war pension records (in the various former Confederate states) that exist and how they may differ from other pension records.
Searching for Black Confederates
The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth
https://uncpress.org/book/9781469653266/searching-for-black-confederates/
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Very nice resource! Thank you.
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