The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier and Citizen

About this eBook

Author

Wolf, Simon, 1836-1923

Credits

Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net.

Language

English

LoC Class

E151: History: America: United States

Subject

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Jewish

Category

Text

eBook-No.

47135

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47135

Release Date

October 16, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE AMERICAN JEW AS Patriot, Soldier and Citizen
2. 2.Editor's Preface. — FOOTNOTE:
3. 3.Table of Contents.
4. 4.ERRATA.
5. 5.B'NAI B'RITH ORPHANS' HOME, ATLANTA, GA.
6. 6.INTRODUCTION.
7. 7.JEWISH PATRIOTS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD. — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.A SKETCH OF HAYM SALOMON. — Bibliographical Note. — OTHER JEWISH CONTRIBUTORS TO THE COLONIAL TREASURY. — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.INCIDENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF AMERICAN JEWISH PATRIOTISM. — I. Colonel David S. Franks. — II. Chevalier de Levis. — III. Lopez and Hart, of Newport. — IV. Some New York Jewish Patriots. — V. Some Baltimore Jews. — VI. South Carolina Jewish Patriots. — VII. Mordecai Sheftall, of Savannah, Georgia.
10. 10.JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMIES.
11. 11.CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HEBREW CITIZENS. — FOOTNOTE:
12. 12.EXEGI MONUMENTUM ÆRE PERENNIUS. — Bunker Hill Monument, — Statue of Religious Liberty, Centennial Celebration, 1876. — RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. — FOOTNOTE:
13. 13.JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF 1812, AND IN THE MEXICAN WAR. — WAR OF 1812. — MEXICAN WAR. — FOOTNOTE:
14. 14.UNITED STATES REGULAR ARMY.
15. 15.UNITED STATES NAVY.
16. 16.A PAGE FROM THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR.
17. 17.A REMARKABLE EPISODE.
18. 18.JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR. — FOOTNOTE:
19. 19.MEDALS OF HONOR.
20. 20.FAMILIES OF "BROTHERS-IN-ARMS."
21. 21.JEWISH STAFF OFFICERS IN THE UNION ARMY.
22. 22.JEWISH STAFF OFFICERS IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.
23. 23.JEWISH OFFICERS IN THE CONFEDERATE NAVY.
24. 24.LISTS OF JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES DURING THE CIVIL WAR, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO STATES AND ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. — ALABAMA. — ARKANSAS. — CALIFORNIA. — CONNECTICUT. — DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. — FLORIDA. — GEORGIA. — Macon, Georgia, German Artillery. — ILLINOIS. — INDIANA. — IOWA. — KANSAS. — KENTUCKY. — LOUISIANA. — MAINE. — MARYLAND. — MASSACHUSETTS. — MICHIGAN. — MISSISSIPPI. — MISSOURI. — NEVADA. — NEW HAMPSHIRE. — NEW JERSEY. — NEW MEXICO. — NEW YORK. — NORTH CAROLINA. — OHIO. — PENNSYLVANIA. — RHODE ISLAND. — SOUTH CAROLINA. — TENNESSEE. — TEXAS. — VERMONT. — VIRGINIA. — WASHINGTON TERRITORY. — WEST VIRGINIA. — WISCONSIN. — WYOMING TERRITORY.
25. 25.SOLDIERS OF THE CIVIL WAR UNCLASSIFIED AS TO COMMANDS.
26. 26.ADDENDA TO LISTS OF SOLDIERS
27. 27.STATISTICAL. — IN THE CIVIL WAR.
28. 28.JEWISH PATRIOTISM IN CIVIL LIFE. — FOOTNOTES:
29. 29.JEWS IN LATIN AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS. — FOOTNOTES:
30. 30.SKETCHES OF JEWISH LOYALTY, BRAVERY AND PATRIOTISM IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN COLONIES AND THE WEST INDIES. — I Services Rendered to the Dutch by the Jews of Brazil (1623-44). — II. Brave Defense of the Jews in Brazil in 1645-1646. — III. Samuel Nassy of Surinam. — IV. Defense of the Jews in Surinam Against the French in 1689 and 1712. — V. Suppression of Negro-Revolts by the Jews of Surinam (1690-1772.) — VI. Extracts from a Letter of David Ebron (dated 1597) to King Philip II, Giving an Account of his Discoveries and Services to the State, in South America. — VII. Enterprise and Influence of the Gradis Family in the West Indies, and During the Canadian Wars. — VIII. The Civil and Military Status of the Jews in Jamaica. — FOOTNOTES:
31. 31.JEWS IN THE ARMIES OF EUROPE. — FOOTNOTES:
32. 32.THE JEWISH PEOPLE BEFORE THE WORLD. — FOOTNOTES:
33. 33.ISRAEL AMONG THE NATIONS. — I. Preface to the Original Work. — II. Preface to the English Version.
34. 34.RUSSIA'S CRIME AGAINST THE JEWS AND CIVILIZATION. — OFFICIAL DISPATCH OF AMBASSADOR WHITE TO SECRETARY OF STATE GRESHAM. — FOOTNOTES:
35. 35.THE RUSSIAN JEWISH REFUGEES IN AMERICA. — FOOTNOTES:
36. 36.CONCLUSION.
37. 37.INDEX.
38. 38.Transcriber's Notes

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