Texas' Confederate Flag Issue Leaves Out Information on Black Soldiers

History is always written and skewed by the side that won the war.

There were hispanics from Texas fighting for the confederacy as well

An article in a July, 1863 issue of the New York Herald newspaper discusses that there were 9 fully armed black confederates captured at Gettysburg. How could anyone with any common sense believe that thousands of Texas soldiers would leave their families alone on what was probably the world's most dangerous frontier at the time (read Wilbargers 1888 book, Indian Depredations in Texas), walk most of 2000 miles and fight and die for the 3% that owned slaves?

The black soldiers likely served for the same reason as many white Confederate soldiers - to get some needed money. If you're a poor farmer, you could use cash. There were black soldiers on both sides. Just like there were colonists who fought for England as well as the new America.

Most people don't want the facts. They only want someone to agree with what they believe whether it is right or wrong.

To the question as to why Lincoln simply did not 'let the erring sisters go and depart in peace', the prospect of loosing three quarters of the Federal revenue stream obviously played a major role in his decision. Certainly, other factors contributed to the war, but as history is written by the winners, it is totally unsurprising that Northern writers latched on to the high moral issue of ending slavery, rather than more complicated issues, which might favor the Southern cause. For example, in September of 1862, President Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, to take effect January 1, 1863, and free slaves in those states or regions still in rebellion against the Union. If any southern state returned to the Union between September and January, whites in that state would not lose ownership of their slaves. Clearly, the federal government was more interested in regaining power over the run-away states than in freeing slaves. The Northern banner of "Preserve the Union" was not unlike a failed marriage where one party beats the other senseless in order to "Preserve the Marriage"; a more accurate banner flown by the North would have read "Preserve the Taxes".

The war was started because politicians were bought and paid for back then too.The gubnet in Washington was getting bigger and bigger and 80% of their revenue was from import export taxes. Factories up north wanted southern cotton cheap so instead the southerners were selling it to England and France. Lincoln was going to raise the taxes so they would be forced to sale it to his campaign supporter companies up north. The rebellion started in all port cities Charleston, Savannah, New Orleans and the rest. Hell NYC tried to succeed from NY state. If slavery was the reason then why did Lincoln only free the slaves under Confederate control after 2 years of war? He did that to get the abolisionist support for his reelection the next year.

We should all place small Confederate flags on our license plates

for once i read a true story all people from the south are or never was racist,losing the civil war made a lot hate blacks and the north and the north want to ship all blacks to Africa were most did not come from ,they was born here USA

Additionally, Texan Confederates, who fought throughout the Confederacy, also numbered many hispanics and in South Texas, primarily hispanic regiments saw service. See: Battle Flags of Texans in the Confederacy in many local libraries on amazon. Also note that Confederates fought under many different designs of flags. The "battleflag" as popularly seen today became more used as the war progressed and eventually became known as "the battle flag" and it predominated especially in the last two years of the war, but even at the end of the war, many Texans were fighting under different regimental colors. I really would like to see the SCV Texas Division use a state design like the famous "Wigfall" Lone Star Flag with tilted start flown by the 1st Texas Infantry during the war. Indeed, many Texan Confederates fought under the state flag and all knew it.

Not a single slave was brought to this country under the Confederate flag ... of ANY color.

History... HIS STORY... as in the one told by the victors. There has been "spin" since time began and most people simply believe what they are told. There was A LOT more to the Civil War than slavery. History also makes Lincoln out to be the savior to the slaves, yet he was pressured into agreeing to the Emancipation Proclamation.

it's wrong to take a piece of this country's heritage just to honor African heritage. The Confederate flag was the flag of the south and blacks fought to keep it flying then. My family were southern plantation owners. According to family stories - the black people on he plantation fought side by side with my uncles. They all fought together to protect the land they lived on. To keep the plantation together and to keep their homes from being burnt. Now they are trying to change history. Well here's a change - my southern relatives to this day will still run you off their property if you say the North won. lol I don't think we should be banning the confederate flag.

I'm not telling you to fly it. I'm not asking you to fly it. But I will fly it till I die! If you do not like it, ok. I can probably name several things I don't like about you. But I'm not gonna tell you. Here's a thought....Mind your own freakin business!!!

Read the book Lies my teacher told me. Talks about all the lies we have been told by our history teachers and books.

The truth will set you free!

I knew blacks served in the conferate army, but never dreamed it was 180,000. If that many where did they serve and why have we not heard of their regiments and divisions?

Anti=confederates are unwilling and incapable of accepting truth because it would shake their personal biases and political beliefs to the core. Just as most blacks are unwilling to accept that MLK and his father were both proud Republicans.

Love to see this on BET during black history month....

I find it odd that the pix of Brandon bears a striking similarity to a porn star.