Not All Snipers Are Bad . . .

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Jack Hinson, for example. He killed 100 Yankees after they executed two of his sons and cut off their heads.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/not-all-snipers-are-bad/

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A book from 1866 contains the recollection of a Union man whose compatriot killed
a black Confederate sniper "who, through his skill as a marksman, had done more injury to our men that any dozen of his white compeers..."

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Alfred Bellard, a white soldier of the 5th NJ Infantry, reported in his
memoirs the shooting of two black Confederate snipers by member's of the
Berdan's Sharpshooters in April of 1862.

"One of the Negro Confederates was only wounded, but the other was killed
one afternoon after leaving the security of a hollow tree (probably to
relieve himself). Two Confederates tried to get to his body but were driven
away by the Union gunfire".

This wasn't an isolated case. One of the best marksmen in the Confederacy
was an African-American who outfitted himself in a sniper's roost in an
almost perfect hiding spot inside a brick chimney from which he proceeded
to shoot Yankees at their nearby camp. Any Union soldier who dared to come
into his range was fired at. Several times the Federalize called up to the
sniper to desert, but the black Confederate ignored their appeals. This ordeal
ended when a regiment was marched off to fire a volley at the chimney,
eventually putting a bullet through the sniper's head.

Serving in a military capacity wasn't the only way blacks could prove their
loyalty to the Confederacy. Black patriotism took many forms, "some were
sincerely patriotic, others were alarmed individuals acting on
self-preservation and economic interest". There are other prominent
cases of black patriotism among slaves and free men. Many of these people
saw their cause as protecting their homes.