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The Civil War
For minorities, as for other Americans, the Civil War 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
youths form Boston and New York. But in Ohio and Washington,
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.... of democratic
struggles - a Polish revolt at Krakow, the Polish Legion's
battles against Austria, and the Hungarian fight for
independence. Some nationalities contributed more than their
share of Union soldiers.
Some immigrants earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Italian American officer Louis di Cesnola, was the Colonel of
the 4th Cavalry Regiment. At Aldie, Virginia, in 1863, he earned
the Medal of Honor and was appointed a ge ....
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