The Bridge - 1861 - Erasmus+
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Croatian in the American Civil War
During the American civil war, many Croatians served as individuals and in an organised Croatian company. They were fighting for the South.
The first Croatian immigrants, mostly from Dalmatia and Istria, came 200 years ago to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. They were mostly fishermen, sailors, but also the businessmen in the South.
CROATIAN CONFEDERATION ORGANISATIONS
Slavonian Rifles 1st Co. E. Cazadores Esp.
Regiment Louisiana Militia
Slavonian Rifles 2nd Co. Cazadores Esp.
Regiment Louisiana Militia
Slavonian Rifles Co. Inf. Battalion Louisiana Legion.
Louisiana Volunteers
Austrian Guards 4th Regiment European Brigade
Louisiana Militia Volunteers
Cognovich's Company 4th Regiment European Brigade
Louisiana Militia Volunteers
the North Yanks, called the south soldiers “Johnny Reb”; some of them were known as “Johnny Rebovich”.
American list of citizens in 1850-ties.
The list reveals that hundreds of Croatians, who lived in Mississippi and Alabama, kept the saloons, shops and restaurants. At the beginning of the American civil war many of them sided with the South and Confederation.
Some of the Confederation soldiers who originated from Croatia
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