This subject was touched on in the MOH forum but I think it deserves its own home.
Thousands of Canadian fought in that war. From the Maritimes alone over 3000 fought with reg from Maine. around 1000 fought with Minnisoda reg and about 100o with Massachusetts. There is around 350 men of African decent who served in the union navy. An other state that had a high number of Canadians in its ranks was Michigan. 2 that should be mentioned are Sara Emma Edmonds aka Franklin Thomas. She was born and raised in Magagadavic New Brunswick she found herself living and working as a man in Michigan when the war broke out. She enlisted with the 2nd Michigan Inf. She saw action at Bull Run and at Antietam. She also served as a field nurse and as a spy. After the War she was the only woman to be granted a pention for a combat roll and was the only Woman to be enrolled into the Grand Army Of the Republic. ( a veterans organization for CW vets)
The other Is Calixa Lavallee The composer of O Canada, He served as a musician and obtained the rank of Lt.
http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/termid/20MaineI/home.htm
Check out the above site for more.
Thousands of Canadian fought in that war. From the Maritimes alone over 3000 fought with reg from Maine. around 1000 fought with Minnisoda reg and about 100o with Massachusetts. There is around 350 men of African decent who served in the union navy. An other state that had a high number of Canadians in its ranks was Michigan. 2 that should be mentioned are Sara Emma Edmonds aka Franklin Thomas. She was born and raised in Magagadavic New Brunswick she found herself living and working as a man in Michigan when the war broke out. She enlisted with the 2nd Michigan Inf. She saw action at Bull Run and at Antietam. She also served as a field nurse and as a spy. After the War she was the only woman to be granted a pention for a combat roll and was the only Woman to be enrolled into the Grand Army Of the Republic. ( a veterans organization for CW vets)
The other Is Calixa Lavallee The composer of O Canada, He served as a musician and obtained the rank of Lt.
http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/termid/20MaineI/home.htm
Check out the above site for more.