Weird times and weirder people. his journey started in feb 1862 when he enlisted in the 25th arkansas infantry in st charles,ar. by Dee Brown. The Galvanized Yankees is written by Dee Brown and published by Open Road Media. Assigned to receiving ship, USS North Caroline(Union). 172 likes. Many details and excerpts from diaries, etc. They left Camp Dennison August 1 for Fort Leavenworth, reporting for duty August 13. Henry E. Palmer was assigned to deliver a detachment of 60 recruits, all former members of Morgan's cavalry force, from Camp Chase to Fort Kearny, where they became Company K of the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Book excerpt: The little-known true Civil War story of the Confederate soldiers who served in the Union Army by a #1 New York Times-bestselling . (Brown 1963, pp. Well written and edited, with a good index. The two companies marched to. Doubts about the loyalty and reliability of these ex-Confederates were alleviated since frontier duty would prevent them from fighting their old comrades. Some 228 prisoners of mostly Irish extraction were enlisted by Col. James A. Mulligan before the War Department banned further recruitment March 15. Dyer, Frederick H. (1908, reprinted 1979), This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 15:13. Following their capture on the battlefields of the Civil War, the prisoners had been offered a reprieve from the purgatory of their internment for a chance to serve the very enemy they had only just recently been fighting. A homelike atmosphere was created by 21-year-old Elizabeth Cardwell, the wife of Private Patrick Cardwell. Events in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War continually overshadowed events in the American West. This book looks at a remarkable group of men who history has all but forgotten. However, desertion rates among the units of galvanized Yankees were little different from those of state volunteer units in Federal service. escorted a wagon train to Fort Union; and a detachment of 10 men of Company H, 1st U.S.V.I. We have dispatched from our book depository; items of good condition to over ten million satisfied customers worldwide. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. They made the journey from New York with surprisingly few desertions, surviving on salt pork, hardtack, coffee, and whatever water they could find. My book will present a more comprehensive view of the topic. It looks like you're offline. Many saw enlistment in the enemy forces as an escape and took advantage of the personnel shortage in either army by joining it. The 1st U.S.V.I. [16], The 3rd U.S.V.I. Among these pioneering "Galvanized Yankees" were brothers Samuel Kael Groah and Andrew Jackson Groah. [9][n 4] The final two regiments of U.S. On December 28, 1864, at Egypt Station, Mississippi, a Confederate regiment composed of 250 galvanized soldiers threw down their arms and surrendered as Union troops charged them. (Brown 1963 pp. Initially, the men of the 1st USVI were assigned to provost or military police duties in Virginia and North Carolina before being transferred to the Dakota Territory. Raised the previous winter in Rock Island, Illinois, the 3rd USVI was made up entirely of veterans of the Confederate States Army. [34][35], Confederate recruitment of Union prisoners of war was authorized by Confederate Secretary of War James A. Seddon on September 30, 1864, after inquires from Gen. Braxton Bragg to recruit foreign-born prisoners. Giving these men an opportunity to exchange the horrors of the wars POW camps for the danger of fighting native Americans attracted many prisoners. Thanks. Few volunteered. Volunteers, one of the units of "Galvanized Yankees," or Confederate prisoners who earned their release from prison by volunteering for Western duty. (Brown 1863 p. 183). Their duties involved scouting, wagon train escort and operating against Indians. Worn-out clothing offered little protection from the elements, and the only shelter for the men was what they could improvise for themselves. It's colorful and fascinating. Galvanized Yankees were Confederate prisoners of war who joined the Union Army and went west to fight Indians. For a brief picture of Galvanized Yankees sent to Ft. Rice in the Dakota Territories from Point Lookout Camp for Confederate Prisoners in Maryland read, Cottages: A Chesapeake Bay Novel by Paula Farrar. During the Civil War, in both Northern and Southern prison camps, soldiers sometimes decided to "galvanize," or change sides, to save themselves from the horrors of prison life. Regiments containing former Confederates were . During the American Civil War, many captured Confederate soldiers were offered a choice of rotting in a Union prisoner of war camp or entering the Union army to fight Indians on the Western frontier. The War Department soon raised five other galvanized regiments, which garrisoned forts in Arkansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Montana, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, Utah and Colorado between 1864 and 1866. However, two important incidents gave settlers in the West reason to be concerned for their safety, especially since most of the able-bodied men had left the frontier to fight on eastern battlefields. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. She has authored several articles and has contributed to both It was sent west for duty on the Indian frontier in February 1862 to resolve a political dispute after its commander refused to consolidate with the 6th Ohio Cavalry. In 1863, however, the prisoner exchange system had broken down, causing prison camps to become permanent areas of incarceration, where growing numbers of men had no hope of release until the end of the war. [1] By 1864, the Union Army fortifying the remote outposts across the western frontier was atrophying, due to the high toll of U. S. soldiers engaged in the Civil War. in May and led the small detachment dispatched from Fort Rice to Fort Benton, Montana. The regiment is probably better known as the "Galvanized Yankees." The story of how the soldiers came to occupy Fort Rice, a Dakota Territory military post named after a Civil War casualty, is too long to recount in its entirety here. The Indians could shoot their arrows at a much faster rate. The Lincoln Administration wished to avoid any legal wrangles over the prisoner cartel that might be construed as recognition of the Confederacy as a legitimate government. In the early days of the war, prison camps were merely holding areas where men waited to be exchanged for equal numbers of prisoners held by the other side. These men were sent to the Union prison in Alton, Illinois, as deserters. Publisher: Bison Books. Galvanized Yankees were Confederate soldiers imprisoned during the Civil Warwho won their freedom by swearing their allegiance to the Union and enlisting in the Union Army. Word of what became known as the Sand Creek Massacre spread throughout the plains, causing deep resentment among the Cheyenne and Sioux, who retaliated by terrorizing the Oregon Trail and U.S. mail routes. I learned a little but mostly ended up wanting more, a lot more. Paperback First Edition Thus (1963); unstated. A young officer who had caught Butler's eye during his Louisiana sojourn, Col. Charles A. R. Dimon was put in command of 2nd Louisiana Volunteers. The 'Galvanized Yankees,' as they came to be known, went into Federal service on the condition that they would not be required to fight against the Confederacy. [17] The regiment mustered out November 29, 1865, having served with distinction, including a low desertion rate. Once on the battlefield, many deserted, surrendered and in some cases mutinied. Organized as Burke's Battalion, 10th Tennessee, they were made part of an ad hoc defense force assembled by Lt. Col. William W. Wier and sent by train towards Tupelo, Mississippi, to repel a raid along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad by two brigades of Union cavalry under the command of Brig. Captain Enoch Adams, a commander of troops at Fort Rice, wrote: their whole course and behavior has displayed that unadulterated patriotism was the only motive that urged them on Many have laid down their lives at the beck of disease, some have been murdered by the arrow of the Indian, and with but few exceptions, living or dead, have been true to their trust.. It certainly is a topic which bears further analysis as time goes on. Volunteers reached Fort Rice on October 17, 1864. Dee Brown relates the little-known story of Confederate prisoners during the American Civil War who switched sides and joined the "United States Volunteer Cavalry". The 10th Tennessee Irish Volunteers drew mostly from recent Irish immigrants who had been captured in Union uniform. Seddon had as early as March 1863 granted discretionary permission to commanders including Gen. John Pemberton to recruit prisoners, but few if any, were actually enlisted. Publication Date: 1986-01-01. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of any material on this site without expressand written permission from the author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Both companies returned to Fort Laramie, where they continued guard duties along the stage and telegraph lines until mustering out on July 14, 1866. [18], The 4th U.S.V.I. Sidney Lewis Triplett Co. K, 53 NC Regiment. The Galvanized Yankees by D.Alexander Drown. Company I of the 6th U.S.V.I. The pejorative term "Galvanized Yankees" was meant to imply that former Confederate soldiers were traitorous Johnny Rebs beneath the galvanized veneer of a Union uniform. An interesting summary of a lesser-known aspect of the Civil War. Publication date 1963 Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English. They marched to Fort Leavenworth, where they mustered out on November 13, the last of the "galvanized Yankees". The 1st U.S. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . The Union cavalry force had already captured a substantial number of Brig. by: Leckie, William H. Published: (1963) Crimsoned prairie; the wars between the United States and the Plains Indians during the winning . Companies H, I, and K garrisoned Fort Lyon until October 1866, when Gen. William T. Sherman closed the post for deplorable living conditions. I wanted to like this book since I live in the area where it takes place. The six regiments of Galvanized Yankees wrote a proud record as they fought Indians, guarded surveying parties for the Union Pacific Railroad, escorted supply trains along the Oregon and Santa Fe trails, rebuilt hundreds of miles of telegraph lines destroyed by Indians, accompanied expeditions, protected stage coach routes, and manned lonely . 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