Foreigners in the ConfederacyThe Confederate armies included in their ranks a remarkable range of nationalities--among them Germans, Irish, Italians, French, Poles, Mexicans, Cubans, Hungarians, Russians, Swedes, Danes, and Chinese. Covering the complete story of the activities of th |
Contents
Numbers and Distribution of Foreigners in the Confederacy in 1860 | 1 |
Attitude and Motives of Foreign Confederates | 33 |
In the Employ of the Civil Government | 62 |
Confederate Military Companies Composed of Foreignborn | 92 |
Foreignborn Citizens as Officers | 132 |
KnightsErrant and Soldiers of Fortune | 165 |
Scattered through the Ranks | 200 |
Special Fields of Service on and off the Field | 241 |
The Attitude of the Confederacy toward Foreigners | 383 |
The Persecution of the Germans | 417 |
The Service of the Foreigners to the Confederacy | 439 |
Distribution of Foreigners by Cities | 481 |
Foreigners or Foreignborn Officers in the Confederate Army | 482 |
Foreignborn on the Staffs of Generals | 494 |
Foreign Companies | 496 |
Alabama Companies with No Foreignborn | 503 |
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