Germans in the Civil War The Letters They Wrote Home

German Americans were one of the largest immigrant groups in the Civil War era, and they comprised nearly 10 percent of all Union troops. Yet little attention has been paid to their daily lives--both on the battlefield and on the home front--during the war. This collection of letters, written by German immigrants to friends and family back home, describe the conflict from a distinctly German standpoint, the editors argue, casting doubt on the claim that the Civil War was the great melting pot that eradicated ethnic antagonisms.Helbich, Wolfgang is the author of 'Germans in the Civil War The Letters They Wrote Home', published 2006 under ISBN 9780807830444 and ISBN 0807830445.