The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-19
The Jew In America
By DR.. David Philipson, Rabbi Temple Bene Israel,
Cincinnati, Ohio
CONTINUED from last week.
Other Wars.

JUST as Jews IOugnC SlQe Dy S1Qo
with their fellow citizens of other
faiths in the War of the Revolution,
so also were they at the front in all
the other wars which have been
waged in defense of their country.
The lists Of Jews who fought in the
War of 1912, the Mexican War, and
the Civil War on both sides, can be
found in the book of Simon Wolf,
already referred to, while the list of
the Jewish soldiers in the Spanish
War, which was fought after the pub
LEGATION of this book, is given in the
American Jewish Year Book for
10000, published by the Jewish
Publication Society of America.
Forty-three Jews are recorded in
the War of 1912, among them, Briga-
dier-General Joseph Bloomfield, Col.
Nathan Myers, Captains Myer Moses
and Mordecai Myers, and Captain
Levi Charles Hardy, who fought also
in the Mexican War and the Seminole
war in Florida.
Fifty-seven Jews are recorded in
the Mexican War, among them, Gen
eral David de Leon, who received the
thanks of Congress twice for his gal
lantry; David S. Kaufman, aide to
Gen. Douglas, who, as speaker of the
Texas Assembly, had advocated an
nexation to the United States, and
who served in the United States Con-
gress as representative from Texas
from the date of annexation to his
death, in 1851; Lieut.. Henry Seelig-
son, who bore himself so we'll in the
battle of Monterey that Gen. Taylor
sent for him and complimented him
highly. In Baltimore, a volunteer
corps of Jews was organized in july,
1916, for service in this war.
In the Civil War the records of SOL
diers who fought on both sides are
better kept than in the earlier wars.
From these records it appears that
over $500 Jews fought in the North
ern and Southern armies, larger
number in proportion to the number
Of Jews who were then in the United
States, about 100000, than was fur
nished by any other religious denomi-
nation; seven Jews received medals
Of honor from Congress for conspicu-
Gus gallantry. Of staff officers who
were Jews, forty are mentioned;
there were eleven Jewish naval Off
GERS. There were nine generals, eight
cen colonies, eight observation-disclosures,
forty majors, two hundred and four
captains, three hundred and twenty
five lieutenants, forty-eight adju-
tants, and twenty-five surgeons of
the Jewish faith. Where so many
brave men on both sides performed
conspicuous deeds of gallantry, it
were invidious to single out any for
special mention; I must therefore
content myself with referring any
that desire further detailed informa-
ton to Mr.. VOLTS book and volumes
three, four, six, and twelve of the
publications of the American Jewish
Historical Society.
For the Spanish-American War,
2,451 Jews enlisted in the army and
fortytwo in the navy; thirty-two
were officers.
In a letter addressed to Mr.. Wolf,
Gen. o. O. Howard, Major General of
the United States Army, wrote: 81
can assure you, my dear sir, that in
trinsically, there are no more pa
triotic men to be found in the coun-
try than those who claim to be of
Hebrew descent, and who served I'M
der me in parallel commands or more
direct1v under NV inStr11cti0ns "