Civil War
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For minorities, as for other Americans, the was
an opportunity to prove their valor and loyalty. Among the first
mustered into the Union Army were a De Kalb regiment of German
American clerks, the Garibakdi Guards made up of Italian
Americans, a "Polish Legion," and hundreds of Irish American ....
Middle of paper
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More than 400,000 European immigrants fought for the
Union, including more than 170,00 Germans and more than 150,00
Irish. Many saw their services as a proud sacrifice. The first
officer to die for the Union was Captain Constatin Blandowski,
one of many immigrants who earlier had fought for freedom in
Europe and then joined Lincoln's army. Born in Upper Silesia and
trained at Dresden, Germany, he was a veteran of democratic
struggles - a Polish revolt at Krakow, ....
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