Foreigners in the Confederacy

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UNC Press Books, 2002 - History - 566 pages
The 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

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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

Foreigners as Aids on the Sea
278
Foreigners in the Civilian Population during the War
311
Foreign Visitors to the Confederacy
348
Foreign Women Further the Cause
374
Bibliography
505
Index
537
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Ella Lonn was professor of history at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland.

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