@StrongBad1988:
i bet the germans and the irish ancestors of yours fought on the north side and the english /scandanavian sides of yours fought for the south, or am i wrong? i just generally know that germans usually sided with the north, as well as irish ( i’m pretty sure both of them didn’t like slavery)
I am trying to decide if this was insiteful or a good guess.
My Dutch/Irish/German relatives are in Michigan and were there at the time of the Civil War and served with the Michigan units, Cavalry and Infantry.
My Scandanavian/Cherokee relations are in Louisiana and were there at the time. I don’t have any records for them yet but I have been told they served as well.
The problem is that alot of my family came to America early and I assume left ties to europe behind before the Civil War.