Under orders to take no prisoners, the soldiers killed 150 men, women, and children. The National Park Service describes the origin of the expression "Galvanized Yankee" in a bulletin published in 1992 for visitors to the Gateway Arch National Park, which was then known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: The term "galvanized" is most commonly associated with metal when it is coated with zinc to protect it from corrosion. Butts places the number at 500, Brown 1,000. Love a scan or a digital pic to post. However, desertion rates among the units of galvanized Yankees were little different from those of state volunteer units in Federal service. It was apparently over-recruited in numbers. Members of the regiment were present as guards at the signing of the Little Arkansas Treaty. This posed a new problem to both armies since most recruits were still loyal to their original army and would desert at the first opportunity. Along with approximately 2,600 fellow . Sent to Rock Island, IL. [n 30] In October and November 1864 O'Neill and Burke enlisted more than 250 soldiers of a number of Union regiments. Events in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War continually overshadowed events in the American West. 8, 142143). 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. Thornton, formerly a captain with the. What would make you agree to fight as a mercenary on behalf of your enemy? Many of the soldiers suffered from chronic diarrhea and scurvy by the end of their march. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for The Galvanized Yankees are 9781453274170, 1453274170 and the print ISBNs are 9780803260757, 080326075X. guarding the telegraph line and the Oregon Trail. Some units suffered high desertion rates. James R. Straut. 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 little-known true Civil War story of the Confederate soldiers who served in the Union Army by a #1 New York Timesbestselling author. The state of Tennessee replaced losses in at least one of its regiments from the ranks of Yankee prisoners too. Volunteers, serving in Minnesota. She was held in the highest esteem by the men and became the mother figure of the Regiment. They are known in the army as "white-washed rebs," or as they call themselves, "galvanized Yankees. Binding Paperback Quantity-available 1 Seller Black Cat Hill Books Oregon City, Oregon, USA Seller rating : Description: New York, NY Curtis Books, 1963. 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. A very interesting read about how the west was developed during the expansion years. [n 10] Their muster out in July 1865 was canceled and in October, they were ordered to build and garrison Fort Fletcher, Kansas, and man two outposts at Monument Station and Ponds Creek Station, also in Kansas, to protect the new Butterfield Overland Despatch stagecoach route. 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. Also mentioned is the brief effort that the Confederates made to recruit from Union Soldiers held in POW camps in the South. Hadnt heard about it until this weekend. The book primarily draws from primary sources and has many appropriate citations. Dee Brown's history of Confederate POWs who took the oath of allegiance and joined Federal regiments policing the prairie in order to get out of prison. 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). It is also a fresh and informative study of the Old West in transition from frontier to stable society." The New York Times Book Review About the Author Related to me: 3rd cousin 4 x removed. After spending a harsh winter on the prairries, in July of 1865, the 1st USVI repelled an attack on Fort Rice by Cheyenne and Lakota Sioux led by Sitting Bull himself. My book will present a more comprehensive view of the topic. After mustering out of the 6th U.S.V.I. Historian Dee Brown uncovers an exciting episode in American history: During the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers opted to assist the Union Army rather than endure the grim conditions of POW camps. 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. Volunteers, 1,000 men strong, boarded the ship Continental in August of 1864, sailed to New York, then traveled by train to Chicago. Company G, 1st Connecticut Cavalry was commanded by Capt. He became captain of the company in Minnesota on December 3, 1864. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-11-21 14:01:40 Autocrop_version ..14_books-20220331-.2 Bookplateleaf 0003 Galvanized Yankees belonged to much more than the six volunteer regiments made famous by Dee Brown. Excerpted from The Museum Gazette, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, National Park Service. Used; Good. [13] In October 1865, the battalion returned to St. Louis to muster out November 27. I had never heard of the Galvanized Yankees before, so most of it was interesting reading. These men were sent to the Union prison in Alton, Illinois, as deserters. Study the history of Federal POW camps during the War Between the States, and you'll have your answer. 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. The Unio. I learned a little but mostly ended up wanting more, a lot more. Galvanized Yankees were Confederate prisoners of war who joined the Union Army and went west to fight Indians. 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. Galvanized Yankees were Confederate prisoners of war who joined the Union Army and went west to fight Indians. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at . Four of those companies saw combat in the Western Theater against the Confederate Army, two served on the western frontier, and one became an independent company of U.S. Despite pressure to try the prisoners for desertion or even treason, eventually those taken in rebel uniform were eventually allowed to enlist in the USVI regiments as galvanized Yankees. 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 In this case, about POWs from the Confederacy who were enlisted in the service of the US Army in order to fight against the Indians in the west. Publication date 1963 Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Vol. Volunteers. Assigned to receiving ship, USS North Caroline(Union). Dyer, Frederick H. (1908, reprinted 1979), This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 15:13. Galvanized troops of the U.S. y. The Galvanized Yankees by Brown, Dee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. 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. They made the journey from New York with surprisingly few desertions, surviving on salt pork, hardtack, coffee, and whatever water they could find. 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Galvanized Yankees - Meet the Confederate POWs who joined the Union Army - MilitaryHistoryNow.com 12 August, 2013 The Battle of Platte Bridge of 1865 saw a U.S. Army regiment made up of Confederate POWs fight off a vastly superior force of native warriors. mustered out at Fort Leavenworth on May 22, 1866, after 25 months of active service, the longest service of any of the "galvanized Yankees. Volunteers reached Fort Rice on October 17, 1864. This book is about Confederate POWs during the ACW, LOL, who volunteer for frontier duty chasing Indians, Mormons, and the mail in exchange for not dying in a Union prison camp. Both events highlighted a problem for the settlers; Native Americans were beginning to fight for their lands, yet only a handful of U.S. soldiers and frightened civilians, many armed only with pitchforks, were available to protect themselves from the Indian Uprisings. As a result, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered a contingent of Galvanized soldiers, by then called U.S. Recommended if you have an interest in the U.S. Civil War or the Indian Wars. Still, they were saved from individual trials by General Grenville Dodge, who recruited them into the 5th and 6th U.S. She has authored several articles and has contributed to both Companies A, F, G, and I were commanded by Lt.Col. "This was no ordinary U.S. Army outfit. (Brown 1863 p. 183). escorted a wagon train to Fort Union; and a detachment of 10 men of Company H, 1st U.S.V.I. 1980 2000 1961 1963". Known as Galvanized Yankees, the 1st. Instead, they were sent west to keep the mail routes and roads open and safe from raiding Indians. [22] Companies A through G reassembled at Fort Kearny in August 1866 and mustered out on October 11. 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. Historian Dee Brown uncovers an exciting episode in American history: During the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers opted to assist the Union Army rather than endure the grim conditions of POW camps. 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. Yet this was no ordinary U.S. Army outfit. later he was assigned to the 1st arkansas light artillery. 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. 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. At first, these recruitment offers came entirely from the U.S. Navy. [16], The 3rd U.S.V.I. Dimon was eager to test his men in battle, and the unit was sent to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where they fired a few shots, seized horses and bales of cotton. 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. We have dispatched from our book depository; items of good condition to over ten million satisfied customers worldwide. Apparently it was a pretty successful venture. [38][n 31]. 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. 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. In the case of the 4th USVI, more than a tenth of its recruits slipped away from the regiment before it even arrived at its first frontier outpost. 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. Life at Fort Rice proved to be a challenge, as the post had not been fully completed and its buildings being made of cottonwood, a very inferior material. A succession of units served at Fort Ellsworth, including Company C of the Second U.S. in aug 1865 he deserted and went back to arkansas. 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. General Grant was opposed to their continued use in the East, saying that it is not right to expose them where, to be taken prisoners, they might surely suffer as deserters. The 1st U.S. in guarding the Santa Fe Trail. [n 14] was organized as a three-year regiment at Point Lookout on October 31, 1864, although only six companies could be induced to enlist. Paperback. Dee Browns history of Confederate POWs who volunteered to join the Union Army and head West to protect the Santa Fe trail and the mail routes to California , man the western forts such as Fort Bridger and Fort Laramie, fight the Sioux and Cheyenne and the Mormons and protect against a nascent invasion from Mexico by the Emperor Napoleon . 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. IT WASJULY26, 1865 when a force of 3,000 Sioux and Cheyenne descended onto the U.S. Army outpost at Platte Bridge in Wyoming. 143145, 152, 159, 161. prisoner of war camp at Point Lookout, Maryland, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, 1st Regiment Cavalry, Connecticut Volunteers, 3rd Regiment Cavalry, Maryland Volunteers, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, List of United States Volunteer Civil War units, https://www.nps.gov/ande/learn/historyculture/grant-and-the-prisoner-exchange.htm, "Trading Gray for Blue: Ex-Confederates Hold the Upper Missouri for the Union", Multivolume complete edition of letters to and from Grant, Brooks' Battalion of Foreigners: A story of desperation, mutiny, and bravery, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Galvanized_Yankees&oldid=1141739477, Military units and formations of the Union Army, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. [return][return]The vast majority of former Confederates made up the 1st -6th U.S. Volunteer Regiments and Brown discusses the actions and activities of each in turn. Most of these units were ordered to perform rear echelon duties or to serve on the distant western frontier. The first commander after the transfer was 1st Lt. Cyrus L. Hutchins, Worcester, Massachusetts, of the 1st U.S.V.I. in the middle of guides you could enjoy now is A People Highly Favoured Of God The Nova Scotia Yankees And The American Revolution below. The Galvanized Yankees por: Brown, Dee Publicado: (1985) The Galvanized Yankees. Download or read book The Galvanized Yankees written by Dee Brown and published by Open Road Media. 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. Companies H, I, and K garrisoned Fort Lyon until October 1866, when Gen. William T. Sherman closed the post for deplorable living conditions. As most probably know, Galvanized Yankees were Confederates who, at different points after being put in POW camps, not only took the oath of allegiance, but also opted to enlist in the U.S. Army. Some 228 prisoners of mostly Irish extraction were enlisted by Col. James A. Mulligan before the War Department banned further recruitment March 15. [4][n 1] The ban continued until 1863, except for a few enlistments of foreign-born Confederates into largely ethnic regiments. The Galvanized Yankees by Brown, Dee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. I have a Civil War pension filing for a suspected Carolina ancestor stating his service as E 49 U.S. Volunteer Infantry. Can anyone clarify where he would have been recruited from? Brown still does an excellent job with history - quite fascinating. Volunteers and commanded by Northern officers, to the frontier to protect the trails, telegraph lines, and U.S. Mail routes. Dee Brown, the author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee , tells what happened to a lost . 35 of the 275 men ordered to Utah deserted before their arrival October 9. [19], The 5th U.S.V.I. 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. Title: The Galvanized Yankees. Learn how your comment data is processed. They arrived at Fort Rice on October 17. However, Fort Rice was not a good assignment, and many died of disease or violence during the winter of 1865. She accompanied the regiment up the Missouri River and shared the soldiers hardships on the march. [n 11] was not organized until February 1865. Weight: 0.74 lbs. At the very least, it seemed to offer a better alternative to life in a POW camp. The matter was then referred to President Lincoln, who gave verbal authorization on January 2, 1864, and formal authorization on March 5 to raise the 1st United States Volunteer Infantry for three years' service without restrictions as to use. Approximately 5,600 former Confederate soldiers enlisted in the "United States Volunteers", organized into six regiments between January 1864 and November 1866. Much appreciated. While the vast majority of Confederate recruits were eventually sent to the frontier far away from the battlefields of the Civil War, at least one unit was sent into combat against rebel forces. Thank you. The Union cavalry force had already captured a substantial number of Brig. After marching 150 miles, they were recalled and marched to Fort Laramie between September 2 and October 10. William Tamblyn, and posted respectively at, Col. Andrew Patrick Caraher commanded the 2nd U.S. Volunteer Infantry. 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. my great grandfather james calvin robins was in the 6th us volunteers. Notable individuals associated with Fort Ellsworth include Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's dismounted cavalry encamped at Verona on Christmas Day. This is the only book I ever stole from a library. [n 15] was enlisted at the Alton and Camp Douglas prisoner camps in Illinois in March and April 1865 as a three-year regiment, then ordered to Fort Leavenworth on April 28, 1865, at the urging of Maj. Gen. Grenville Dodge, commanding general of the Department of the Missouri. It was also the only unit to travel to New Mexico. However, he was of a line of the family that I felt it best to leave him be. Their unusual story is one of the least known and most ironic tales of the American West. Assigned to Co. F, 3rd Regiment US Volunteers and sent to Julesburg, CO. 1870 living in Paris, Tx. It certainly is a topic which bears further analysis as time goes on. 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. Regiments containing former Confederates were not trusted to go into battle against their former comrades, and instead were sent to the West as outpost guardians, where they performed frontier duties, including escorting supply trains, rebuilding telegraph lines, and quelling uprisings from regional American Indian tribes, which were sweeping across the Plains. The Galvanized Yankees. 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. I published a book on galvanized Confederates in December, 2020, through the University of Tennessee Press that is titled Changing Sides Union Prisoners of War Who Joined the Confederate Army. In August Gen. Patrick E. Connor ordered regimental headquarters and three companies to garrison Camp Douglas, Utah; and two companies west from Fort Rankin, Colorado, to replace the cavalry along the telegraph line west of Fort Laramie. This is an account of an extraordinary, though often overlooked, group of men who served in unexpected ways at a pivotal moment in the nations history. Publication Date: 1986-01-01. Once on the battlefield, many deserted, surrendered and in some cases mutinied. Provisions and treaty goods were often shoddy or were stolen by traders. Worn-out clothing offered little protection from the elements, and the only shelter for the men was what they could improvise for themselves. The show tells the true story of a Jewish man . In pursuit of revenge : the Sioux Uprising of 1862 -- Galvanized Yankees -- Beecher's Island -- Geronimo -- The ghost dance and the Battle of Wounded Knee. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. [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. 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. While some galvanized units served with distinction, the program was only moderately successful. 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. in May and led the small detachment dispatched from Fort Rice to Fort Benton, Montana. **Simply Brit** Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. Alas, he died about two months later in a Philadelphia hospital and I would like to find out more about where he would be buried. Little is known about his experiences as a soldier, only that he was a member of Hoke's Brigade of the 54th North Carolina Regiment. It's colorful and fascinating. 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. About 600 of them. 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. Just found this site looking for similar info on US Navy recruits from rock island. They marched to Fort Leavenworth, where they mustered out on November 13, the last of the "galvanized Yankees". Many "Galvanized Yankees" [meaning those Confederate prisoners of war who joined the Union army while in Union prison camps] served in units other than the six United States Volunteer regiments recruited in 1864. The Premier Online Military History Magazine. [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. They were a valuable presence at a time and place in which they were needed. Confined to Ft. Mifflin, PA. December, 1863, took the Oath of Allegiance and joined the US Marine Corps. 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. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. By the end of the day, more than 39 of the bluecoats were casualties; 60 native warriors lay dead. 10% deserted before the regiment reached Sioux City, Iowa, in Department of the Northwest, on May 28. Though the situation remained tense, life at Fort Rice improved in small ways. The Galvanized Yankees by D.Alexander Drown. Predates Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by several years. [26][n 18], The 1st Regiment Cavalry, Connecticut Volunteers was originally raised in November 1861 as the 1st Battalion Connecticut Cavalry, and campaigned in West Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, and the Second Battle of Bull Run. They are known in the American west or to serve on the march more comprehensive view of the Civil or. 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