leftyhunter
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- May 27, 2011
- Location
- los angeles ca
Per the Wiki article on Diplomacy of the American Civil War , the article notes that Father Bannon appointed by President Davis to attempt to gain diplomatic recognition from the Vatican after failing to do so went to Ireland ( then a part of the United Kingdom) to counter Union recruitment from Ireland. The article cites foot note 27.
Question : did the Union actively recruit foreigners to become U.S. soldiers? Were they promising the foreign volunteers U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident status?
If the U.S. government was simply offering money for service then it would be recruiting mercenaries. If the government is offering military service in exchange for citizenship or Permanent Resident status then that would be the same policy the U.S. used during more recent conflicts.
The above does not apply to using immigrants already on U.S. soil but only to overseas recruitment by the U.S. military. Maybe @Pat Young know something about the above. @Cavalry Charger might be interested in this subject.
Leftyhunter
Question : did the Union actively recruit foreigners to become U.S. soldiers? Were they promising the foreign volunteers U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident status?
If the U.S. government was simply offering money for service then it would be recruiting mercenaries. If the government is offering military service in exchange for citizenship or Permanent Resident status then that would be the same policy the U.S. used during more recent conflicts.
The above does not apply to using immigrants already on U.S. soil but only to overseas recruitment by the U.S. military. Maybe @Pat Young know something about the above. @Cavalry Charger might be interested in this subject.
Leftyhunter
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