History With Hilbert | What did the Dutch do in the American Civil War? @historywithhilbert | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
The American Civil War split the United States in two, heralding four years of vicious conflict between the Confederate and United States of America from 1861-65. This story has frequently been told in history books, in songs, and on the big screen, but an element of that story less-frequently acknowledged is the huge role played by non-Americans, immigrants and other groups that came and fought in the famous battles of Antietam, Shiloh, and Gettysburg, for both the North and the South. In this video I'll be looking at the story of Dutch soldiers in the American Civil War, particularly the Dutch communities from Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois who formed their own Dutch-speaking companies and frequently wrote home about what they were seeing on the frontline.

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