re: #97 tradewind

Dude. This proclamation literally only recognizes the sacrifices of whites in Virginia during the Civil War. There is not actually any known record of a black man bearing arms in the Southern Army as a regular solider. Some blacks were in the army in support positions, and were not regular soldiers.

This proclamation recognizes soldiers, citizens, and leaders in Virginia during the Civil War. All of those positions exclude blacks.

This proclamation is only recognizing the sacrifice of whites during the Civil War.

That is so wrong it’s amazing.