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In the mid-19th century two struggles to define freedom overlapped: the Kingdom of Italy emerged from forty-nine years of war, and America erupted into Civil War. During the Italian War of Unification, thousands of soldiers: Italian, American, French, British, German, Hungarian, Swiss, Polish, and others served eve under the intrepid General Giuseppe Garibaldi.
During the American Civil War many of those men traveled to New York to serve in the Union army. The Garibaldi Guard, named after the illustrious general, was a unique meld of those foreign nationals who participated in the European revolutions and the struggle to save the Union. This was a polyglot regiment of exiled political idealist veterans of Europe's armies and navies, adventurers, but mostly newly arrived immigrant ; they came from fifty-two European principalities and fourteen American States. The book covers the careers of some of the officers and men in the post-Civil War years. In addition, it is an ideal source of information for the genealogist as I provided a list of all the soldiers and officer all 2334 of them is provided with and a brief synopsis of their time serving in the regiment.
This is the book for the history researcher and genealogist. I've adapted to read KINDLE through Amazon. This format will make it an ideal starting point for young people to learn about the participation of Italians in American Civil War History and their involvement in American history.
At this time Amazon is offering portions of the book can be read free of charge on the Amazon site listed below.
It is now available to them to read at their leisure or for school assignments using their KINDLE device.