I have permission from the sender to cross post this. Knowing there are German Fuches and Peters, I thought some of you folks might be able to help him. Crystal Crystal A. Bingham Manhattan, KS Vizslas: Denali Gold & Peaches 'n Cream; cats" Bojangles and Nuisance Kitty Res Motto: To understand the living you must commune with the dead. --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: DUMahin@aol.com To: GERMAN-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:44:15 EST Subject: [GERMAN-AMERICAN-L] German Ancestors in Civil War Message-ID: <ad.3031b1.25b4e72f@aol.com> I am working on a book which will examine the reactions of European immigrants and their adult children to major issues of the Civil War period (secession, slavery, emancipation, and the presidential elections of l860 and l864) and the reasons many of them enlisted in the Union or Confederate armies. I am searching for letters, diaries, memoirs, or other documents indicating the attitudes and reactions of these immigrants. If you have any such materials indicating the reactions of a German ancestor during the Civil War period (or suggestions for sources of such materials), I would be glad to hear from you. Letters in German are no problem. All those contributing information or quotes used in the book will be mentioned in the preface. The new book will be a companion volume to my recently published book on the international dimensions of the Civil War, One War at a Time. Author interviews with me are on two websites: Abraham Lincoln Online -- http://www. netins.net/showcase/creative/lincoln/books/mahin.htm -- and Civil War Book News -- http://www.cw-book-news.com/TOC.html. Dean B. Mahin DUMahin@aol.com Charlotte, North Carolina ==== GERMAN-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== This GERMAN-AMERICAN list is currently available for adoption! Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/adoptrequest.html ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi