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| Format | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Helbich, Wolfgang |
| Title, Analytic | German-Born Union Soldiers: Motivation, Ethnicity, and 'Americanization' |
| Author, Monographic | Helbich, Wolfgang//Kamphoefner, Walter D. |
| Title, Monographic | German-American Immigration and Ethnicity in Comparative Perspective |
| Place of Publication | Madison, WI |
| Publisher | Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Date of Publication | 2004 |
| Location in Work | 295-325 |
| Abstract | How could the strong and often exuberant conviction of the superior martial prowess of German soldiers, from generals on down, expressed by so many German immigrants, coexist throughout the war with the negative and sometimes bitterly scornful opinion that many American-born military men and English-language papers held of the soldierly qualities of German immigrants of all ranks? This paper also addresses how some aspects of German regiments contributed to ethnic antagonism in the military; examines differences in the motivation to volunteer and fight between German-born and American Union soldiers; considers certain court martial cases as indicators of ethnic relations during the Civil War; and examines how the "Americanization" thesis holds up against the evidence presented. |
| Notes | Paper originally presented at a conference at Texas A&M University, Apr. 1997. |
| Call Number | E 184 .G3 G295 2004 |
| MKI Terms | Civil War, 1861-1865 -- German Americans/ Ethnic identity/ Ethnic relations/ Anti-German sentiment |