[geeks] I just saw...

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org>
>Date: 2006/11/11 Sat PM 01:51:33 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] I just saw...

>On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:43:46 +0200, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>> control. It really was a move to allow the Union Army to march into
>> town, free the slaves and then conscript them. They were not allowed
>> to fight, but someone had to dig the latrines, haul things, etc.
>
>Some were allowed to fight :-
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Colored_Troops

If it's on the Internet it must be true. 8^)

Lionel