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There were many Irish on oth sides in the ACW. The 69th New York being one famous, very Irish and very Roman Catholic regiment on the Union side. The 10th Tennessee of the CSA is an interesting one, bearing in mind the tribal factions fomenting in the Ireland they left behind, that were to really take effect in the revolutionary period a generation later: the men of the tenth were, broadly speaking, Irish Catholics, while the officer class Protestant.... and elected by the men. Of course, it really only was into the beginning of the twentieth century that these religious labels started to be noticeably attached to one side or the other, many nineteenth century Irish rebels / freedom fighters (delete according to personal politics.... ;) ) being protestant in point of fact (see the United Irishmen and their rising of 1798, Wolfe Tone et al)

The Fighting 69th (Union)

[video=youtube;eWvdf_51Iq0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWvdf_51Iq0[/video]

Kelly's Irish Brigade (Confederate)

[video=youtube;W0Yr3BsEw6A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Yr3BsEw6A[/video]
 

Widebrim

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Garibaldi Guard, 39th Infantry Regiment:

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Italian-wiseguy

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In the first picture the soldiers of the Garibaldi guards actually look somehow stylistically italian; particularly the officer (with saber) looks almost like a Bersaglieri officer; maybe it's casual, but I'd be curious to know what they are sporting on their hats!
 

Hunter_aka_Scotty

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In the first picture the soldiers of the Garibaldi guards actually look somehow stylistically italian; particularly the officer (with saber) looks almost like a Bersaglieri officer; maybe it's casual, but I'd be curious to know what they are sporting on their hats!

They are styled off of the Italian Bersaglieri. They were an Italian/American unit. The rooster tail feathers in their hats are the same as those worn by the Bersaglieri.
 

Widebrim

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^^Right about the feathers (and overall uniform), Scotty. Let's not forget, though, that the regiment also included companies of Spaniards/Portuguese, Frenchmen, Hungarians, Germans, and Swiss. Here, for example, is Lt. Col. Charles Schwartz:

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And here's a photo of an Italian company re-enactment group:

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Hunter_aka_Scotty

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Here are a few of my all time favorite uniforms, in completely random order.

WW2 Hungarian
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WW1 Scottish Highlander
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< Basil Rathbone
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1740-50's Royal Ecossais, Scottish Jacobite exiles serving in the French Army.
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Romanian WW2 with Dutch helmet (I think I just love the funky helmet.)
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1740-50 Dillon's Regiment, Irish Jacobites serving in the French Army
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WW2 Italian Bersaglieri.
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Guttersnipe

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Of Spanish Civil War uniforms I've always liked that of the Guardia de Asalto (Assault Guards or "Asaltos") the urban riot police formed by the Spanish Republic. Though among the paramilitary forces, the Asaltos are largely identified with the Republicans and the Guardia Civil associated with the Nationalists, in truth Asaltos and Guardia Civil fought on both sides. Though the numbers of pro-Republican Guardia Civil and Asaltos with Nationalist sympathies were small.

I definitely agree with you about the Guardia de Asaltos. Both their service dress and riot duty uniforms were awesome in that "1930s cops don't mess around" sort of way!

I've read a number of places that the loyalties of the para-military forces (aka, the police) tended to lean whichever way was safest, especially early in the war. In Barcelona, for example, when it became clear that the local military commander didn't have the manpower to take control of the city for long, the Guardia and Asaltos threw open the doors to the police arsenal and armed the trade union militias. The army garrison was then promptly overrun ...

A very young Asalto per-Civil War in his dress uniform:
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Asaltos in combat gear:
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Widebrim

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I definitely agree with you about the Guardia de Asaltos. Both their service dress and riot duty uniforms were awesome in that "1930s cops don't mess around" sort of way!

I've read a number of places that the loyalties of the para-military forces (aka, the police) tended to lean whichever way was safest, especially early in the war. In Barcelona, for example, when it became clear that the local military commander didn't have the manpower to take control of the city for long, the Guardia and Asaltos threw open the doors to the police arsenal and armed the trade union militias. The army garrison was then promptly overrun ...

A very young Asalto per-Civil War in his dress uniform:
5134263guardiadeasalto.jpg

And for those Loungers who don't read Spanish, the inscription reads, "To my dear parents, with all my affection. Pablo." The photo was taken in Barcelona, but the date is hard to make out.
 

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