Antisemitism and Jewish Civil War soldiers - Jewish Community Voice
Edward Solomon rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on the 82nd Illinois Infantry, serving with distinction at Gettysburg. JTA photo from Library of Congress. Max Glass, a recent immigrant from Hungary, had an unhappy Civil War. Tricked out of his enlistment bonus when he joined the Eighth Connecticut Infantry—recent arrivals were soft touches for
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