From Fort Leavenworth the unit marched to Fort Riley, and stationed companies there and at Salem, Fort Ellsworth, Fort Larned, Fort Zarah and Fort Scott, Kansas. Several Northern states recruited POW's. Companies A, F, G, and I were commanded by Lt.Col. 67, 91, 205). Galvanized Yankees was a term from the American Civil War denoting former Confederate prisoners of war who swore allegiance to the United States and joined the Union Army. Approximately 5,600 former Confederate soldiers enlisted in the "United States Volunteers", organised into six regiments of infantry between January 1864 and November 1866. It was July 26, 1865 when a force of 3,000 Sioux and Cheyenne descended onto the U.S. Army outpost at Platte Bridge in Wyoming. Galvanized Yankees were Confederate prisoners of war who joined the Union Army and went west to fight Indians. Get help and learn more about the design. [return][return]An interesting and well-documented book about a little known group. The starving Sioux had had enough and attempted to regain their ancestral lands. All that stood between the raiders and the vital 1,000-foot long river crossing that connected the territories of Oregon and Montana was a detachment of 120 lightly armed troops. Paperback First Edition Thus (1963); unstated. New Rollbacks & more drop Oct. 10-13. GALVANIZED YANKEES were Confederate soldiers imprisoned during the Civil War but granted their freedom in exchange for an oath of allegiance to the United States and enlistment in the Union army. Volunteers. From there it moved to Fort Riley between May 18 and May 28 to relieve units of the 2nd U.S.V.I. Dodge's recommendation was accepted, however, and the prisoners were permitted to enlist in the 5th and 6th U.S. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. [27][28], The service of the 3rd Regiment Cavalry, Maryland Volunteers began on August 8, 1864, with the raising of three companies at Baltimore. (Brown 1863 p. 183). It certainly is a topic which bears further analysis as time goes on. Approximately 5,600 former Confederate soldiers enlisted in the "United States Volunteers", organized into six regiments between January 1864 and November 1866. But in January 1864, prisoners held at the overcrowded holding camp at Point Lookout, Maryland were invited to join the Federal army, under the proviso that they wouldnt be required to fight their former comrades. O'Neill returned to Andersonville and recruited 150 more prisoners for the 10th Tennessee in January 1865, and approximately 165 more in March. A homelike atmosphere was created by 21-year-old Elizabeth Cardwell, the wife of Private Patrick Cardwell. The Galvanized Yankees is an interesting book about US Civil War Confederate soldiers who were offered a chance to take an oath of loyalty to the Union if they would enlist in the army and serve. A fantastic account for those interested in the Western Frontier during and immediately after the American Civil War. in guarding the Santa Fe Trail. 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. About 200 agreed before top Union commanders ordered a halt to the practice. in May and led the small detachment dispatched from Fort Rice to Fort Benton, Montana. Also, a must read is, The Galvanized Yankees by Dee Brown. Doubts about the loyalty and reliability of these ex-Confederates were alleviated since frontier duty would prevent them from fighting their old comrades. Of those, more than 250 had begun their service as . Butts places the number at 500, Brown 1,000. Major General Dodge recommended on March 5, 1865, that all the former Union soldiers as well as a number of Confederate troops be enlisted in the U.S. The Galvanized soldiers turned from fighting a war to divide the United States and joined a cause that endeavored to expand and strengthen the nation. The Fault Lines of Empire Elizabeth Mancke 2005 Elizabeth Mancke presents a comparative Assigned to receiving ship, USS North Caroline(Union). The term "galvanized" has also been applied to former Union soldiers enlisting in the Confederate Army,[1] including the use of "galvanized Yankees" to designate them. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Released October 17, 1864 after taking the Oath of allegiance and joining US Army. Photos: Rays thump Yankees at Disney Yesterday Sports Guide to Plant City's Strawberry Festival, one of the largest festivals in the nation Yesterday Life & Culture Advertisement He was only eighteen years old. The Galvanized Yankees by Dee Alexander Brown, 1986, University of Nebraska Press edition, in English. Company G, 1st Connecticut Cavalry was commanded by Capt. From the bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Galvanized Yankees is "an accurate, interesting, and sometimes thrilling account of an unusual group of men [and] a fresh and informative study of the Old West in transition from frontier to stable society" (The New York Times Book Review). There has not been much written since then so this remains the primary source of information. Events in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War continually overshadowed events in the American West. [36] A concerted recruiting effort began on October 12 and continued to the end of the war. The young Colonel quickly learned that not all the Indians around the fort were as friendly as Two Bears, and soldiers were frequently ambushed and mutilated. To avoid fighting former comrades,. 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. [12][n 8] Four companies were present at Fort Rice, along with two companies of the 4th U.S.V.I., when a large force of Lakota and Cheyenne[n 9] led by Sitting Bull attacked for three hours on July 28, 1865, making away with the entire horse herd and killing two soldiers. Historically, a policy was initiated early in 1864, which allowed Confederate POWs to be repatriated if they would serve as Union soldiers: labelled as 'galvanized Yankees'. The first commander after the transfer was 1st Lt. Cyrus L. Hutchins, Worcester, Massachusetts, of the 1st U.S.V.I. In August 1864, Grant ordered it to the Department of the Northwest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Considered traitors by their Southern comrades, these reluctant Union-men became known as white-washed rebels or even galvanized Yankees a reference to the process in which steel is surface-treated to prevent corrosion. Some in the North tried to enlist Confederate prisoners almost from the wars outset. Companies H, I, and K garrisoned Fort Lyon until October 1866, when Gen. William T. Sherman closed the post for deplorable living conditions. It traveled by rail to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on May 1011, 1865, the only regiment of "galvanized Yankees" to arrive on the frontier intact and at full strength, 976 officers and men. guarding the telegraph line and the Oregon Trail. [n 11] was not organized until February 1865. Elbert Sidney Dula Co. C, 60th NC Regiment, captured at Missionary Ridge, TN November, 1863. Volunteers for service in the West. Excerpted from The Museum Gazette, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, National Park Service. They surrendered to Union forces in December 1864 and were held by the United States as deserters, but were saved from prosecution by being enlisted in the 5th and 6th U.S. A Galvanized Yankee On May 19, 1862, John Henry Smith of Catawba County was mustered into the Confederate army. This is the only book I ever stole from a library. Read this book by Dee Brown to find out more about the men who had to make this terrible decision, and the greater moral conundrums they faced when they swore oaths of allegiance and took up arms for their former captors. At least four Confederate units were recruited, including three units of Regulars in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. It was apparently over-recruited in numbers. And according to all accounts, the one-time rebels had acquitted themselves well. Does anyone have information on these galvanized yankees ? It would have been a bit more reader friendly if it would have been possible to follow a few key individuals and feature them more than the units themselves. [n 6] was recruited at Point Lookout prison camp between January 21 and April 22, 1864, as a three-year regiment. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of any material on this site without expressand written permission from the author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. [23][n 16], The 6th U.S.V.I. 30 December 1871, USS Pensacola. Still, many Confederates considered these men to be traitors. Prison camps were horrible, filthy places that lacked all the necessities of life. Like the metal, these galvanized soldiers in many cases were still "Good old Rebels," or "Billy Yanks," underneath their adopted uniforms.[1]. Thanks. Giving these men an opportunity to exchange the horrors of the wars POW camps for the danger of fighting native Americans attracted many prisoners. The Galvanized Yankees by D.Alexander Drown. [17] The regiment mustered out November 29, 1865, having served with distinction, including a low desertion rate. Confined to Ft. Mifflin, PA. December, 1863, took the Oath of Allegiance and joined the US Marine Corps. He returned to the 1st U.S.V.I. Love a scan or a digital pic to post. Weird times and weirder people. [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. The Indians could shoot their arrows at a much faster rate. "[2], Concise histories of all units of U.S. Volunteer Infantry are at Frederick H. Dyer's Compendium, p.1717, The 1st U.S.V.I. The lack of a western frontier with Indian problems didn't give the Confederacy the place to employ such troops as the Union did in Utah and elsewhere in the west. Two companies were stationed at Fort Rice, then at Fort Sully; one at Fort Berthold; and three at Fort Randall until June 1866, when the six companies were recalled to Leavenworth, mustering out as they arrived between June 18 and July 2. Thank you. However, desertion rates among the units of galvanized Yankees were little different from those of state volunteer units in Federal service. They made the journey from New York with surprisingly few desertions, surviving on salt pork, hardtack, coffee, and whatever water they could find. 1900, living in the National Soldiers Home, Washington County, TN. After marching 150 miles, they were recalled and marched to Fort Laramie between September 2 and October 10. I learned a little but mostly ended up wanting more, a lot more. [25] The companies in Utah were relieved by regulars in April 1866 and marched to Fort Bridger. They were seldom issued new clothing and often starved due to meager food allowances. Initially, the Effie Deans were supposed to take the regiment to their new post; however, the Missouri River was low that year, and the 600 men were forced to march a distance of over 270 miles. [37], In October 1864, John G. O'Neill, colonel of the 10th Tennessee Regiment (Irish Volunteers),[n 28] was authorized to recruit Union prisoners at Andersonville and Millen, Georgia, to replenish the depleted ranks of the regiment. [24] Between May 14 and May 31, they marched to Fort Kearny, Nebraska, where it dispersed to replace the various companies of the 3rd U.S.V.I. On the first day of the Sioux uprising, 1,500 settlers were killed, and the town of New Ulm was saved only by the efforts of ill-equipped local volunteers. Galvanized Yankees was a term from the American Civil War denoting former Confederate prisoners of war who swore allegiance to the United States and joined the Union Army.Approximately 5,600 former Confederate soldiers enlisted in the "United States Volunteers", organized into six regiments of infantry between January 1864 and November 1866. Companies F and G were involved in the establishment of Fort Dodge in the summer of 1865. [2] At least 1,600 former Union prisoners of war enlisted in Confederate service in late 1864 and early 1865, most of them recent German or Irish immigrants who had been drafted into Union regiments. They moved by the steamboat Effie Deans and by forced march to Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, arriving there October 17 for garrison duty. The Galvanized Yankees Paperback - June 1, 1986 by Dee Brown (Author) 101 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 3 million more titles $11.99 to buy Hardcover $32.67 4 Used from $29.50 1 Collectible from $250.00 Paperback $22.95 32 Used from $2.10 14 New from $17.19 Great research and interesting story, but sometimes I felt the story got bogged down in just following army units all over the place. On April 6, 1865, the remaining 40 former Confederates of the company transferred to the U.S. However, he was of a line of the family that I felt it best to leave him be. Prisoners who remained loyal to the South called them "Galvanized Yankees." Joining the Union was an attractive option, especially for the several hundred who enlisted in the Union, but who were refused for medical reasons and simply released. Volunteers were mustered out on November 27, 1865, only a year and a month after they first reached Fort Rice. The Galvanized Yankees were Federal prisoners who were allowed to enlist in the Federal army to be assigned to fight the Indians in the West rather than having to fight their former compatriots in the East. 172 likes. In September and October, Companies D, E, F, and G were recruited from Confederate prisoners at Fort Delaware, most of whom had been captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, numbering approximately 450 in all. Thank you for your interest, but I am not inclined to go public with the information. Galvanized Yankees belonged to much more than the six volunteer regiments made famous by Dee Brown. He discusses the US Navys Galvanized Yankees. [8][n 3] Due to doubts about their ultimate loyalty, galvanized Yankees in federal service were generally assigned to garrison forts far from the Civil War battlefields or in action against Indians in the west. Died 1911. [4][n 1] The ban continued until 1863, except for a few enlistments of foreign-born Confederates into largely ethnic regiments. The regiment remained in garrison at Camp Schenck in Baltimore, seeking to raise more troops, assigned to the Cavalry Reserve of the Eighth Corps until officially organized on January 9, 1864. 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. 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. The battalion mustered out at Vicksburg on September 7, 1865. I wanted to like this book since I live in the area where it takes place. Another 800 rebel prisoners were absorbed into various state regiments from Northern prison camps. In the spring of 1864 Gen. Grant directed that all units containing former Confederates would be employed on the western frontier. [n 29] O'Neill, recovering from wounds received at the Battle of Resaca, appears to have delegated part of the task to a newly appointed lieutenant colonel, Michael Burke. Four additional companies were recruited between June 26 and July 31, 1863, including approximately 40 Confederate prisoners from Camp Chase who became members of Company E. Originally called to service to repel John Hunt Morgan's raid through Ohio, the companies were also sent west to combine with the 1st Independent Battalion into the new 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The regiment would continue to serve on the frontier until November when its surviving members were honourably discharged. They are known in the army as "white-washed rebs," or as they call themselves, "galvanized Yankees. Confederate POWs who swore allegiance to the United States during the American Civil War, Federal regiments composed of "galvanized Yankees", Confederate forces composed of "galvanized Yankees", State volunteer regiments in Confederate service. Sidney Lewis Triplett Co. K, 53 NC Regiment. Study the history of Federal POW camps during the War Between the States, and you'll have your answer. She accompanied the regiment up the Missouri River and shared the soldiers hardships on the march. The acclaimed historian of the American West turns It's colorful and fascinating. The battery moved to Fortress Monroe to train, where some members were induced to join the newly created 188th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Companies A and B were stationed at Fort Kearney; C and D at Cottonwood, Colorado; E and F at Fort Rankin; and G and H at Julesburg, Colorado, protecting overland mail routes from Indian attacks. All of the former Confederates in the 1st Connecticut Cavalry were placed into Company G[n 19] and on April 26, 1864, sent to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, also serving at Forts Ridgely and Ripley. my great grandfather james calvin robins was in the 6th us volunteers. Thornton, formerly a captain with the. The two companies marched to. An interesting summary of a lesser-known aspect of the Civil War. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the authors personal collection. Once in federal custody, a number of these former Union soldiers sought to rejoin their old regiments. They were Confederate soldiers who were recruited from Union prison camps in the North to serve in the West. Raised the previous winter in Rock Island, Illinois, the 3rd USVI was made up entirely of veterans of the Confederate States Army. He then goes on to discuss other former Confederates who served in units outside of the USV regiments, the most notable being Henry Morgan Stanley, who served in the Confederate Army, the Union Army, and the Union Navy. The Union had raised five others between 1864 and 1865 enlisting at total of 5,600 Southerners. Provisions and treaty goods were often shoddy or were stolen by traders. The 1st U.S. The galvanized Yankees by Brown, Dee Alexander Publication date 1986 Topics United States, Indians of North America, Indians of North America Publisher Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English It had one of the highest desertion rates, with only 30 of its original 97 men left to muster out, only two of the losses due to death. Assigned to the District of Eastern Virginia, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, it moved to Norfolk, Virginia, where on orders of General Grant it was relegated to provost duty there, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The unit was folded into the U.S. Armys Eighth Corp and sent to Louisiana where it would eventually take part in the Red River campaign and the Union assault on Fort Morgan and the capture of Mobile, Alabama. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-11-21 14:01:40 Autocrop_version ..14_books-20220331-.2 Bookplateleaf 0003 Gen. Benjamin Grierson. 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 . Confederate prisoners captured at Fishers Hill, Virginia. 205206). The show tells the true story of a Jewish man . The Unio. he was with this unit until the fall of atlanta in sep 1864. he was sent to camp douglas where he swallowed the dog and joined the 6th us volunteers and was sent to the colorado territory. Four companies continued to Milwaukee, while six companies (B, C, D, E, H, and K) were sent to St. Louis, Missouri, arriving there August 22. Brown still does an excellent job with history - quite fascinating. Paperback. Declared a US Navy invalid. Your donations help keep MHN afloat. First published in hardcove Published 1963. At first glance, the men from the regiment were indistinguishable from their fellow bluecoats. 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. Thanks for adding that. Vol. Follow us and keep up to date on events and the latest happening with the Galvanized Yankees. Worst of all was the uninterrupted immigration of new settlers, which eventually forced the Sioux to give up nearly 900,000 acres of their reservation lands for 30 cents an acre. 1980 2000 1961 1963". Volunteers and commanded by Northern officers, to the frontier to protect the trails, telegraph lines, and U.S. Mail routes. And theirs is one of the more curious stories of the American Civil War. The little-known true Civil War story of the Confederate soldiers who served in the Union Army by a #1 New York Timesbestselling author. [20] In August three companies were sent to Fort Halleck, Idaho Territory (now Wyoming); two companies to Camp Wardwell, Colorado; two companies to Fort Lyon, and Company B to Denver for quartermaster duty. Brown mentioned them several times in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and this book, written in 1963, was the first book length examination of the Galvanized Yankees. From the bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Galvanized Yankees is "an accurate, interesting, and sometimes thrilling account of an unusual group of men [and] a fresh and informative study of the Old West in transition from frontier to stable society" (The New York Times Book Review). However, Fort Rice was not a good assignment, and many died of disease or violence during the winter of 1865. [5][n 2] Gen. Gilman Marston, commandant of the huge prisoner of war camp at Point Lookout, Maryland, recommended that Confederate prisoners be enlisted in the U.S. Navy, which Secretary of War Edwin Stanton approved December 21. A fascinating book! Detailed look at men imprisoned at Camp Morton, Rock Island and other prison camps, and how they fared when shipped out west. Among them was a contingent from the 3rd United States Volunteer Infantry (USVI). In pursuit of revenge : the Sioux Uprising of 1862 -- Galvanized Yankees -- Beecher's Island -- Geronimo -- The ghost dance and the Battle of Wounded Knee. It's a contribution recalled as . XLI, p. 997) Straut had enlisted as a sergeant in Company D in October 1861, became first sergeant of Company I in November 1863, reenlisted in December, became 2nd lieutenant of Company I in January 1864, then 1st Lt of Company G in March. Dee Brown cites documentation from March and April 1865 indicating that the term was first used to characterize captured Federals who turned Confederate. Due to doubts of their ultimate loyalty, they were generally assigned to posts far from the Civil War battlefields, often protecting the trails and settlements in the American West. From the bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Galvanized Yankees is "an accurate, interesting, and sometimes thrilling account of an unusual group of men [and] a fresh and. Welcome to The Galvanized Yankees facebook page. Sent to Rock Island, IL. Among these pioneering "Galvanized Yankees" were brothers Samuel Kael Groah and Andrew Jackson Groah. Also mentioned is the brief effort that the Confederates made to recruit from Union Soldiers held in POW camps in the South. (Brown 1963, pp. The Galvanized Yankees: The little-known and awe-inspiring true story of a group of captured Confederate soldiers who chose to serve in the Union Army rather than endure the grim conditions of prisoner of war camps. They left Camp Dennison August 1 for Fort Leavenworth, reporting for duty August 13. Most of these units were ordered to perform rear echelon duties or to serve on the distant western frontier. He also explains how and why this happened. later he was assigned to the 1st arkansas light artillery. Hundreds accepted the offer. Tight Bindings. 1895 given a pension, living in TX. 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. Volunteers, one of the units of "Galvanized Yankees," or Confederate prisoners who earned their release from prison by volunteering for Western duty. If you like history of the West and Indian Wars along with Civil War history, you might like this. Butts, Michele Tucker Fall 2003. Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with VitalSource. More than 450 Southerners captured at Gettysburg agreed to join the 3rd Maryland Cavalry regiment in early 1864. Francis H. Reichard commanded Battery M. Sentenced by court martial to hard labor, three of the four were summarily executed in 1865 when they tried a second attempt. [38], Held under strict camp guard, they were sent to Mobile, Alabama while the 10th Tennessee itself advanced to the Battle of Franklin. The term "galvanized" rebels or Yankees was coined by Samuel Bowles, a newspaper reporter, referring to galvanized metal, which turns colors when coated with zinc. Had no idea about how POW confederate soldiers from the civil war were recruited to help tame the expanding western prairie. Focuses on individual units of Confederate prisoners sworn into the Union army, mainly for Indian fighting in the West. Yet by the beginning of 1864, with the war dragging on, manpower reserves dwindling and native uprisings breaking out all along the frontier, the War Department in Washington found itself compelled to offer bluecoats and muskets to rebel detainees. For most of the Galvanized Yankees, there was little left in the South to return home to, though some went back to rebuild their homes and careers, while others decided to remain in the West, with the chance to start new lives on the American frontier. mustered out at Fort Leavenworth on May 22, 1866, after 25 months of active service, the longest service of any of the "galvanized Yankees. Many of the soldiers suffered from chronic diarrhea and scurvy by the end of their march. A number of Northern states even raised galvanized infantry units as well, along with cavalry and even artillery. [30][31][n 22], Battery M, 3rd Regiment Heavy Artillery, Pennsylvania Volunteers[n 23] was raised in Philadelphia, then recruited prisoners at Fort Delaware in July and August 1863 to fill out its ranks. The Story Behind One of the Most Famous Wartime Posters in History. The 10th Tennessee Irish Volunteers drew mostly from recent Irish immigrants who had been captured in Union uniform. Many were arrested and held in confinement before returning to the ranks. [n 30] In October and November 1864 O'Neill and Burke enlisted more than 250 soldiers of a number of Union regiments. Despite the varied origins of the 6,000 men who were Galvanized during the war, each had the chance to prove his loyalty to the United States. Yet this was no ordinary U.S. Army outfit. Publisher: Bison Books. Their requests were denied. Volunteers, 1,000 men strong, boarded the ship Continental in August of 1864, sailed to New York, then traveled by train to Chicago. The Galvanized Yankees by Brown, Dee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. However, I do not wish to push my luck. In August and September 1865 "galvanized" Companies E and K accompanied Connor's Powder River Expedition. Brown mentioned them several times in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and this book, written in 1963, was the first book length examination of the Galvanized Yankees. It looks like you're offline. Galvanized Yankees in the Civil War Confederate prisoners captured at Fishers Hill, Virginia Galvanized Yankees were Confederate soldiers imprisoned during the Civil War, who won their freedom by swearing their allegiance to the Union and enlisting in the Union Army. The Galvanized Yankees por: Brown, Dee Publicado: (1985) The Galvanized Yankees. A very interesting read about how the west was developed during the expansion years. Summary: A collection of articles tracing the history of the Western frontier from early settlements to the Battle of Wounded Knee. [32], Company C of the 4th Regiment Infantry, Delaware Volunteers is claimed to have been recruited in 1862 or 1863 from prisoners at Fort Delaware, but claims have not been substantiated through checks of muster rolls. 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