A History of the Ninth Regiment: Illinois Volunteer Infantry, with the Regimental Roster

by Marion Morrison

Book Overview

When the Civil War erupted in April 1861, many German immigrants in Illinois rushed to enlist in the Union Army. Volunteers from Illinois towns in St. Clair County--Belleville, Millstadt, Mascoutah, Lebanon, and others--marched to Springfield under the command of August Mersy, a veteran of the failed 1848 revolt in Baden, Germany.

Marion Morrison notes that when the German immigrants reached Springfield, August Mersy was rejected as commander...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809320428
• ISBN13: 9780809320424
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"