Italian Americans in the Civil War are the Italian people and people of Italian descent, living in the United States, who served and fought in the American Civil War mostly on the side of the Union. A contingent of soldiers from the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies fought on the Confederate side, with most of these having been former prisoners of war who had fought against Giuseppe Garibaldi during his invasion of the Two Sicilies. Between 5,000 and 10,000 Italian Americans fought in the civil war.
Italian Americans in the Civil War are the Italian people and people of Italian descent, living in the United States, who served and fought in the American Civil War mostly on the side of the Union. A contingent of soldiers from the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies fought on the Confederate side, with most of these having been former prisoners of war who had fought against Giuseppe Garibaldi during his invasion of the Two Sicilies. Between 5,000 and 10,000 Italian Americans fought in the civil war. (en) Gli italiani nella guerra di secessione americana combatterono, sia nello schieramento unionista, la maggior parte dei quali facendo parte della e del 39th New York volunteer infantry regiment (Garibaldi guards), sia in quello confederato, in particolare nelle truppe della Louisiana. La maggior parte dei soldati italiani reclutati nell'esercito sudista faceva parte del disciolto esercito borbonico,che i sudisti avevano reclutato poiché erano professionisti. Dal 1862 il nome fu cambiato in 6º reggimento italian guards. (it)
Italian Americans in the Civil War are the Italian people and people of Italian descent, living in the United States, who served and fought in the American Civil War mostly on the side of the Union. A contingent of soldiers from the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies fought on the Confederate side, with most of these having been former prisoners of war who had fought against Giuseppe Garibaldi during his invasion of the Two Sicilies. Between 5,000 and 10,000 Italian Americans fought in the civil war. (en) Gli italiani nella guerra di secessione americana combatterono, sia nello schieramento unionista, la maggior parte dei quali facendo parte della e del 39th New York volunteer infantry regiment (Garibaldi guards), sia in quello confederato, in particolare nelle truppe della Louisiana. La maggior parte dei soldati italiani reclutati nell'esercito sudista faceva parte del disciolto esercito borbonico,che i sudisti avevano reclutato poiché erano professionisti. Dal 1862 il nome fu cambiato in 6º reggimento italian guards. (it)
