The Role Of Immigrants In The Civil War

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For my research I will be discussing about old immigrants. About the how the immigrant soldiers won the Civil War. Also how they lived in the Union Army during the Civil Rights war. The Civil War was won by old immigrate soldiers. The immigrants tended to be young males. They also invited above their quota. “More than 150,000 Irishmen, most of whom were not yet U.S citizens, joining the Union Army during the Civil War.” The Irish probably received more attention. And yet in some ways the Irish were different. The breakdown of approximately 2.2 million union soldiers were mainly from Europe and other countries as well. After the immigrants won the civil war, many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunities. “Other immigrants

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