Mentioning previous answers is not intended to discourage questions. Follow-on questions, information, and debate are welcome.

The FAQ has a link to /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov 's answer in "Did thousands of black soldiers really fight in the Confederate army?": https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3deazx/did_thousands_of_black_soldiers_really_fight_in/ct4aqcf/

If you have other American Civil War questions, the FAQ page is at https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/civilwar .