Yes, there were literally communists who fled Germany during 1848 and would join the union army.
Enough that a former revolutionary, Franz Sigle, was promoted to general, because German immigrants who’d also fled in 1848 looked up to the guy and were willing to join to serve under the guy.
Yes, there were literally communists who fled Germany during 1848 and would join the union army.
Enough that a former revolutionary, Franz Sigle, was promoted to general, because German immigrants who’d also fled in 1848 looked up to the guy and were willing to join to serve under the guy.