There are black soldiers on both sides, although not as many who choose to portray Confederates, just as there were some but not as many who fought on the Confederate side in the real war.
While it is a bit strange to see the reenactments taking place on the grounds of English manor houses, the author points out that many of these people had ancestors who had gone to America and fought in the war, and they honor these ancestors when they take place in the recreated battles.
While this is still a cleaned-up version of the past, with, for instance, no camp followers who were prostitutes in the photos, and no blood soaking the ground or fear of real injury or death, the photos nonetheless, like the reenactments, have much to show and teach us about history, in addition to being fascinating in their own right.
Battlefields of Honor will be of interest to photography enthusiasts and Civil War enthusiasts alike.
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