[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. (Galvanized, because the process of galvanization coats the gray surface of steel with a thin layer of bluish zinc though the underlying metal is the same.) [36] A concerted recruiting effort began on October 12 and continued to the end of the war. [21] Companies C and D, consisting mostly of former Union soldiers who had been captured after enlisting in the Confederate 10th Tennessee, escorted the Sawyers expedition to build a road to Montana and garrisoned Fort Reno for nearly a year. The regiment waited at Portsmouth, Virginia, in hopes that more troops could be raised, but calls for men from the west led to its transfer to the frontier at the end of April 1865. Title: The Galvanized Yankees. Companies F and G were involved in the establishment of Fort Dodge in the summer of 1865. Approximately 5,600 former Confederate soldiers enlisted in the "United States Volunteers", organized into six regiments of infantry between January 1864 and November 1866. Six companies proceeded to St. Louis, Missouri, where they boarded the steamboat Effie Deans and headed for their new home at Fort Rice in present-day North Dakota. Binding Paperback Quantity-available 1 Seller Black Cat Hill Books Oregon City, Oregon, USA Seller rating : Description: New York, NY Curtis Books, 1963. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at . [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. These men were sent to the Union prison in Alton, Illinois, as deserters. Also, a must read is, The Galvanized Yankees by Dee Brown. 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. It was not until 1864 that President Lincoln finally endorsed the enlisting of ex-Confederates. Tight Bindings. 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. 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. 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. Numbering about 6,000 men, there were six regiments of these U.S. volunteers during 1864 and 1865. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Galvanized buckets vs galvanized yankees I'm thinking it's the same word, but a different meaning. [n 30] In October and November 1864 O'Neill and Burke enlisted more than 250 soldiers of a number of Union regiments. Born in, Col. Christopher H. McNally, born in England, was commissioned in the, The 3rd U.S.V.I. Despite these hardships, they rebuilt trans-continental telegraph lines, restored stagecoach and mail routes between Missouri and California, escorted supply trains along the Santa Fe Trail, and protected wagon trains as they crossed the plains. Paperback. When these gifts were presented, the Colonel was hardly able to speak. The soldiers published a weekly newspaper entitled The Frontier Scout, which served to partially dispel the remoteness of their post. [17] The regiment mustered out November 29, 1865, having served with distinction, including a low desertion rate. 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. 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. The recommendation for clemency was resisted by the Judge Advocate General's Office in Washington, D.C., which advocated that the former Union soldiers be tried for desertion, citing testimony from Union officers at Egypt Station that they resisted at the battle until their ammunition was exhausted. Thank you for your interest, but I am not inclined to go public with the information. 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 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. The majority of prisoners who enlisted came from Rock Island, Alton, Camp Douglas, A fantastic account for those interested in the Western Frontier during and immediately after the American Civil War. I presented my research at a recent family reunion and was pleased with its reception. Love a scan or a digital pic to post. 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. ''Galvanized'' Yankees American Civil War 1 min By Crusader1307 The term ''Galvanized Yankees'' was a somewhat derogatory term applied to former Confederate Soldiers, captured and imprisoned by Union Forces. Galvanized troops of the U.S. mm. Their duties involved scouting, wagon train escort and operating against Indians. Company G, 1st Connecticut Cavalry was commanded by Capt. The story is quite episodic, so dont expect a flowing, narrative tale. Galvanized Yankees, Confederate prisoners of war who secured their release from prison by enlisting in the Union Army, were organized into six regiments of U. S. Volunteers between January 1864 and May 1865. was commanded by the only officer commissioned from the ranks of the "galvanized Yankees," John T. Shanks, originally from Texas and a captain of Tennessee cavalry captured with Morgan's raiders. Confederate prisoners captured at Fishers Hill, Virginia. The expression "galvanized Yankees" sprang up as a term of deprecation among Confederate prisoners for those who chose to enlist. mustered out at Fort Leavenworth on May 22, 1866, after 25 months of active service, the longest service of any of the "galvanized Yankees. Here is the fascinating and little-known story of the Galvanized Yankees, who stood watch over a nation that they had once sought to destroy. Colonel Dimon was inexperienced in dealing with Native Americans. Worn-out clothing offered little protection from the elements, and the only shelter for the men was what they could improvise for themselves. In 1864, Colonel John Chivington further inflamed the frontier by leading 700 volunteers in an early morning raid on an encampment of 550 Cheyenne and Arapaho at Sand Creek, Colorado. The following May, the Confederate Congress passed a joint resolution suspending exchange of black Union soldiers and their white officers, and ordering that they instead be put on trial and punished. Of those, more than 250 had begun their service as . 172 likes. University of Nebraska Press. 205206). Efforts were made at first to recruit Irish immigrants in compliance with Seddon's original instructions, but when few complied, native-born Union soldiers were enlisted. They served in Arkansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Montana, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, Utah & Colorado between 1864 & 1866. I learned a little but mostly ended up wanting more, a lot more. Both companies returned to Fort Laramie, where they continued guard duties along the stage and telegraph lines until mustering out on July 14, 1866. [27][28], The service of the 3rd Regiment Cavalry, Maryland Volunteers began on August 8, 1864, with the raising of three companies at Baltimore. National Park Service publication on Andersonville National Historic Site. my great grandfather james calvin robins was in the 6th us volunteers. One thing these regiments had to deal with was Cheyenne reaction to the horrendous Sand Creek Massacre, and it's possible that Brown's research of that event inspired his later and more well known book. At least four Confederate units were recruited, including three units of Regulars in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. I have the US Army pension record for a family member (with a CSA record) who drew a Federal Pension for a disability, apparently for an injury received in a battle with Indians in Colorado. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK), Make History Come Alive With These Online Tools and Resources. Confined to Ft. Mifflin, PA. December, 1863, took the Oath of Allegiance and joined the US Marine Corps. The regiment would continue to serve on the frontier until November when its surviving members were honourably discharged. Commanded by Lt. Col. Garrett Andrews, Jr., formerly a major on the staff of Maj. Gen. "[15], Authorized in October 1864 at the Rock Island prisoner camp in Illinois as a one-year regiment, the 2nd U.S.V.I. Apparently it was a pretty successful venture. [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. by Dee Brown. 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. 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. Welcome to The Galvanized Yankees facebook page. (Brown 1863 p. 183). The 10th Tennessee Regiment ("Sons of Erin") was organized at. 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. As early as 1862, the commander of an Illinois regiment lobbied rebels held at Camp Douglas near Chicago to renounce their allegiance to the Confederacy and join his outfit. [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. 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. From 1864 to 1866 six regiments of Galvanized Yankees fought Indians, escorted supply trains along the Oregon and Sante Fe trails, accompanied expeditions, guarded surveying parties for the Union Pacific Railroad, and manned lonely outposts on the frontier. 67, 91, 205). Lot of 4 - Vintage The Galvanized Yankees, Third Alabama, Orphan Brigade,Cavalr y. 10% deserted before the regiment reached Sioux City, Iowa, in Department of the Northwest, on May 28. It's a contribution recalled as . [18], The 4th U.S.V.I. 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. About six thousand eventually did so, serving between 1864 and 1866. 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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 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. If you like history of the West and Indian Wars along with Civil War history, you might like this. Some in the North tried to enlist Confederate prisoners almost from the wars outset. 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. About 600 of them. Also mentioned is the brief effort that the Confederates made to recruit from Union Soldiers held in POW camps in the South. New Rollbacks & more drop Oct. 10-13. Galvanized Yankees were Confederate prisoners of war who joined the Union Army and went west to fight Indians. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-11-21 14:01:40 Autocrop_version ..14_books-20220331-.2 Bookplateleaf 0003 In September 1863, authorized to expand to a regiment, the 1st Connecticut Cavalry while on Provost Guard at Camp Chesebrough in Baltimore, recruited 82 replacements from among Confederate prisoners kept at Fort Delaware, placing most in Company G (organized October 5, 1863) and spreading the rest throughout the regiment. 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. From Wikipedia: Originally, galvanization was the administration of electric shocks (in the 19th century also termed Faradism, after Michael Faraday).It stemmed from Galvani's induction of twitches in severed frogs ' legs, by his accidental generation of electricity. Raised the previous winter in Rock Island, Illinois, the 3rd USVI was made up entirely of veterans of the Confederate States Army. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Galvanized Yankees were Confederate prisoners of war who joined the Union Army and went west to fight Indians. This is the only book I ever stole from a library. Learn how your comment data is processed. In the process the surface color of the metal is altered, but underneath the coating the steel is unchanged. Of those, more than 250 had begun their service as Union soldiers, were captured in battle, then enlisted in prison to join a regiment of the Confederate States Army. James R. Straut. Released October 17, 1864 after taking the Oath of allegiance and joining US Army. An interesting book by a very readable author relating the adventures of a body of men sometimes regarded as turncoats by their comrades. Some 228 prisoners of mostly Irish extraction were enlisted by Col. James A. Mulligan before the War Department banned further recruitment March 15. The little-known true Civil War story of the Confederate soldiers who served in the Union Army by a #1 New York Times-bestselling author. [38], On the evening of December 27, 1864, six members of Burke's Battalion deserted and made their way into the Union lines, where they reported the presence of the former prisoners and the likelihood that they would not resist any Union attack. Butts places the number at 500, Brown 1,000. And 1865 lot of 4 - Vintage the galvanized Yankees were Confederate prisoners for those who chose to enlist prisoners. Regulars in the Union prison in Alton, Illinois, as deserters on the Scout... 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