GDG- A Reporter's Incident

[Tom Ryan]

<<It was then that he knew this young sufferer to be in the rebel
service.  Upon questioning him, he stated that he never entered the rebel
service willingly; that both his parents were Union people.>>

My recollection is that about 10% of Confederate soldiers were Unionists or
anti-secessionists, and therefore served in the army unwillingly.

Not sure what the figure was on the Union side, but I would imagine the
numbers were similar.

Tom