Soldiers from the Farther North : A Research Note on Canadians in the Union Army in the American Civil War
Item
Title
Soldiers from the Farther North : A Research Note on Canadians in the Union Army in the American Civil War
Creator
Blaine, Nicholas
Mancuso, Rebecca
Description
Article describing the participation of French and English Canadians in the United States Civil War. Justifications for participation - economic, political, personal, and otherwise - from primary and secondary source literature. Domestic Canadian and international implications for Canadian activity in US war. Complications of citizenship and participant moral attitudes toward nationalism, slavery, and other issues. Questions directed toward the complexities surrounding wartime immigration, travel, and/or displacement, and suggestions for further research in family and other archival collections.
Source
Date
2013-spr
Language
en
Type
Journal article
Identifier
Coverage
1860s
United States
Canada
ISSN
1753-5794 (online)
Publication Title
49th Parallel
Volume
31
Pages
1-22