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Italian Americans in the Civil War are the Italian people and people of Italian descent, living in the United States, who served and fought in the American Civil War on both the Union and Confederate sides. Most of the Italians who joined the Union Army were recruited from New York City. The Garibaldi Guard was the name of the 39th New York Infantry.〔(Civil War Home ) - The Civil War Society's "Encyclopedia of the Civil War" - Italian-Americans in the Civil War.〕 Between 5,000 and 10,000 Italians fought in the Civil War for both the Union and the Confederacy.〔(NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION ) - Italian American Contributions.〕 Four were Union generals, including General Luigi Palma di Cesnola, who was wounded, and who received the Medal of Honor and was later the first director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.〔〔(The Civil War Archive ) - Union Regimental Histories - New York - 39th Regiment Infantry "Garibaldi Guard".〕 ==In Union army== Italians of note who were interested in the war, and joined, and who had positions of authority in Union army, were Francesco Casale, who led the formation of an Italian Legion, and later was also involved in the forming of the Italian Garibaldi Guard; Luigi Tinelli, an international politician and industrialist, had experience as a militia commander; Francis Spinola recruited four regiments in New York, and was soon appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to be their general. Also, Enrico Fardella and Edward Ferrero, of the 51st New York Regiment, were generals in the Civil War. General Edward Ferrero of the 51st New York Regiment, was among the first Union officers to command black troops. Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola (July 29, 1832 – November 20, 1904), an Italian-American soldier and amateur archaeologist, commander of the 4th NY Cavalry, was born in Rivarolo Canavese, near Turin. A veteran of the Crimean War, Cesnola established a military academy in New York City, where many young Italians were trained and later served in the Union army.〔 He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. It was awarded in 1897.〔(Italian American History ) - ''MyPaesano.com'' - Retrieved 16 July 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Italian Americans in the Civil War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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