American Zouaves, 1859-1959
American Zouaves, 1859-1959

Author: Daniel J. Miller

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2020-01-03

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 1476636273

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 The elite French Zouaves, with their distinctive, colorful uniforms, set an influential example for volunteer soldiers during the Civil War and continued to inspire American military units for a century. Hundreds of militia companies adopted the flamboyant uniform to emulate the gallantry and martial tradition of the Zouaves. Drawing on fifty years of research, this volume provides a comprehensive state-by-state catalog of American Zouave units, richly illustrated with rare and previously unpublished photographs and drawings. The author dispels many misconceptions and errors that have persisted over the last 150 years.

Make Way for Liberty
Make Way for Liberty

Author: Jeff Kannel

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Published: 2020-10-09

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0870209477

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Hundreds of African American soldiers and regimental employees represented Wisconsin in the Civil War, and many of them lived in the state either before or after the conflict. And yet, if these individuals are mentioned at all in histories of the state, it is with a sentence or two about their small numbers, or the belief that they all were from slaveholding states and served as substitutes for Wisconsin draftees. Relative to the total number of Badgers who served in the Civil War, African Americans soldiers were few, but they constituted a significant number in at least five regiments of the United States Colored Infantry and several other companies. Their lives before and after the war in rural communities, small towns, and cities form an enlightening story of acceptance and respect for their service but rejection and discrimination based on their race. Make Way for Liberty will bring clarity to the questions of how many African Americans represented Wisconsin during the conflict, who among them lived in the state before and after the war, and their impact on their communities

Colonels in Blue--Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Colonels in Blue--Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin

Author: Roger D. Hunt

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2019-07-05

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1476626359

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The sixth in a series documenting Union army colonels, this biographical dictionary lists regimental commanders from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. A brief sketch of each is included--many published here for the first time--giving a synopsis of Civil War service and biographical details, along with photos where available.