| Tango01 | 16 Dec 2020 1:27 p.m. PST |
… Civil War "At least 76 Iowans fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War despite Iowa's status as Union State. A new book, Iowa Confederates in the Civil War, dives into the history of these soldiers and their motivations for leaving Iowa to fight for the Confederate States of America. Author and Historian David Connon joins River to River host Ben Kieffer to discuss his book, which reveals the complexities of Iowa during civil wartime. Connon says confederates hailing from Iowa became active in all branches of the military, including the navy. Some even received the high status in the confederacy, the Confederate Honor Roll…"
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| gamershs | 16 Dec 2020 2:11 p.m. PST |
Every confederate state had at least one regiment that fought for the Union in the ACW. That some Iowans fought for the Confederacy could be expected. |
rvandusen  | 16 Dec 2020 2:16 p.m. PST |
Iowans serving the Confederacy? Their descendants, if they survived to produce any, should hang their heads in shame for not being "woke" 150 years ago! Just kidding. |
| Extrabio1947 | 16 Dec 2020 6:56 p.m. PST |
East Tennessee was predominantly pro-Union. There were several efforts made for the region to secede from the rest of the state, following the West Virginian precedent. |
 Dan Cyr | 16 Dec 2020 9:18 p.m. PST |
gamershs, I don't believe South Carolina supplied an actual formed regiment for the Union. That said, my favorite such unit is the 1st Alabama Cavalry (Union). |
| Dn Jackson | 17 Dec 2020 12:29 a.m. PST |
1st SC Colored Infantry (Union).
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| Bill N | 17 Dec 2020 7:35 a.m. PST |
Every confederate state had at least one regiment that fought for the Union in the ACW. I don't see this as the same thing. Many of those regiments that were raised in Confederate states to fight for the U.S. were raised after portions of those states had passed under effective U.S. control. Men from the border states or further north had to leave their families and property behind and cross enemy lines to join up, as did men from southern states who joined up early in the war. That men from Iowa served in the Confederate armed forces is simply interesting. What might change the picture is why those men chose to fight for the Confederacy. |
| Lou from BSM | 17 Dec 2020 11:31 a.m. PST |
This is an interesting source. It's a Wiki page, so keep that in mind as you tab through. I does however, list many of the units (predominantly southern) that fought for the other side. link |
| Tango01 | 17 Dec 2020 12:28 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement
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| Dan Cyr | 17 Dec 2020 3:23 p.m. PST |
True, Dn Jackson, but I was focusing on the creation of Union units containing white members of that state. Crossed wires, so to speak. Thanks for pointing that out. Below link lists raised units by state: link Note all the units raised in southern states that were never occupied by the Union during the war (Texas is a good example). More history that was blanked out by the "Lost Cause" mythology sought after the war. |
| Wealdmaster | 21 Dec 2020 1:15 p.m. PST |
I'm pretty sure Iowa had more men in the Union army than most other states. Possibly any other. I will find the source for this but almost certain. |
completes his initial Union force in 1:72nd scale.