Confederate Soldier Service Records
for Black Confederate (Soldiers)




Confederate Soldier Service Records
are archived at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
for the African-Americans listed below.

People often ask how many African-Americans were on muster rolls with the Confederate States Army. Based on feedback from the researcher of this website, identifying all African-Americans with Confederate Soldier Service Records is challenging because of the following reasons: (1) Spelling of name. Slaves often changed last names based on slaveholder, (2) Confederate Officers were not consistent in recording which individuals were of African descent. Terms used varied from negro, slave, person of color, colored, col. etc.,  and (3) the search capability of text on NARA images is limited.  In addition, some records document the first name as "Slave" while other records document the last name as "Slave."

Over the course of history, these men have become known as Black Confederates.  Because their names appear on Confederate Soldier Service Records, we now call them Black Confederate Soldiers. We are reminded of Reverend Desmond Tutu whose "moral compass points to equality." In this light, we commemorate these African-Americans, who rose to heights in order to be officially recorded as part of American Military History, and as of 1958, who were United States Veterans.

Listed on Confederate General and Staff Officers, 
and Nonregimental Enlisted Men Records
Note: Records below are under the name of the Confederate Officer