Comments on: German Born Enlisted Men in Company B 1845-48 http://musketoon.com/2005/02/24/german-born-enlisted-men-in-company-b-1845-48/ Dragoons out west: 1833-1861 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pat H. http://musketoon.com/2005/02/24/german-born-enlisted-men-in-company-b-1845-48/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Pat H. Thu, 10 Mar 2005 04:06:00 +0000 http://musketoon.com/?p=18#comment-2 Interesting to see the reference to the Irish here as well. The prejudice against the Irish in the Army, as well as the Germans, was pretty pronounced and had an added religious component, in some instances, as well making them seem all the more foreign to native born American officers. Of some note, at least one of the San Patricios who deserted into Mexican service during the Mexican War was German, which is contrary to the supposition that they were all Irish.<br /><br />At least one source has stated that the fine service overall that Irish born troops provided to the US Army during the Mexican War went a long ways towards alleviating the prejudice against the Irish. I've never seen that claimed for German immigrants, but I'd be curious if perhaps something similar occurred in their case. Interesting to see the reference to the Irish here as well. The prejudice against the Irish in the Army, as well as the Germans, was pretty pronounced and had an added religious component, in some instances, as well making them seem all the more foreign to native born American officers. Of some note, at least one of the San Patricios who deserted into Mexican service during the Mexican War was German, which is contrary to the supposition that they were all Irish.

At least one source has stated that the fine service overall that Irish born troops provided to the US Army during the Mexican War went a long ways towards alleviating the prejudice against the Irish. I’ve never seen that claimed for German immigrants, but I’d be curious if perhaps something similar occurred in their case.

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