What Did Scandinavians Do in the American Civil War?

By the time of the American Civil War, many Danes, Swedes and Norwegians had already emigrated to the United States, mostly to the northern Midwest, states like Minnesota and Wisconsin. No surprise then that the 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry was also known as 'the Scandinavian Regiment.' In New York too, Scandinavians rallied around the Union's banner forming units and regiments to fight. Some Scandinavians fought for the Confederacy too, like adventurers from Sweden and a small community of Texas Norwegians. Timestamps: 00:00-01:03 - Intro 1:03-4:55 - Scandinavian Reaction to the Civil War 4:55-6:31 - 15th Wisconsin Infantry 6:31-10:45 - Swedish Involvement in the Civil War 10:45-13:35 - Scandinavians Fighting for the South 13:35-15:06 - Outro Music Used: Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik - Mozart Hungarian Rhapsody - Franz Liszt Sunday Dub - Kevin MacLeod Raid the Merch Market: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/hi... Go Fund My Windmills (Patreon):   / historywithhilbert   Join in the Banter on Twitter:   / historywhilbert   Enter the Fray on Facebook:   / historywhilbert   Indulge in some Instagram..?(the alliteration needs to stop):   / historywithhilbert   Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! [email protected] #Denmark #norway #sweden