Confederate generals Patrick Cleburne and Robert E. Lee argued in favor of arming blacks late in the war, and Jefferson Davis was eventually persuaded to support plans for arming slaves to avoid military defeat.
De konfødererede generaler Patrick Cleburne og Robert E. Lee argumenterede til fordel for at bevæbne sorte slaver i slutningen af krigen, og Jefferson Davis blev til sidst overbevist om at støtte planer om at bevæbne slaver for at undgå et militært nederlag.