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 There were many similarities made between the events taking place in the U.S. during 1861 and the European revolutions during the 1840s. Many immigrants recognized these similarities, which factored into their secessionist or unionist stance. Many German immigrants believed “Slave power” echoed the power of the aristocracy in 1848 Europe; this caused Germans to be anti-slavery Unionists. Many Irish immigrants, however, viewed centralized government as an evil power; therefore, many Irish immigrants were anti-centralized government and therefore pro-secessionists. (Hank L)
+Many Europeans were in the United States during the outbreak of war because they were forced to leave their homes after failing during the revolutions of 1848.Some of them were compelled to side with the confederates because, as they saw it, the south was fighting a tyrannical central government that was seeking to take away state sovereignty (to have slaves). They saw the 1861 secession as a revolution against these oppressive forces. These were mostly Irish sentiments in the south.- Sophia
 It is interesting how so many veterans of the revolutions of 1848 in Europe took up sides in the Civil War so quickly and with such determination. On either side, they held strong feelings for liberty and independence. This is just another way that those revolutions of 1848 impacted the Civil War, with those who fought it on the fields. (Lexi)